Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets: Fighting them for Nearly 100 Years

Authors

USU Extension, Utah State University Extension

Document Type

Factsheet

Publisher

Utah State University Extension

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

Grasshoppers are a threat to crops and rangeland across the West, but Utah always has had a special historical relationship with Mormon Crickets. Anabrus simplex has been known as a Mormon Cricket since 1848 when hordes of the insect started eating the early Mormon settlers’ much-needed crops.

Recommended Citation

Extension, USU, "Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets: Fighting them for Nearly 100 Years" (2003). All Current Publications. Paper 1314.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_curall/1314