Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this moment would mark the only sighting of a species that would soon be considered ...

Pictured is Agroecotettix silverheelsi, a newly described grasshopper from Texas named in honor of Jay Silverheels, an early Native American actor. Mississippi State’s JoVonn Hill, director of the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. By studying the physical characteristics of these grasshoppers, from the shapes and sizes to the colors of their body parts, the researcher found ...

A “rare” species of grasshopper was “unintentionally” rediscovered while feeding on plants in Myanmar, according to a new study. Photo by Mar Lar Kyaw via Kavee Sirichantakul and Zootaxa While on a ...

Last summer, parts of Colorado experienced significant grasshopper infestations, causing economic and ecological damage in the impacted areas. This year, it’s a slightly different story for the ...