Effective grasshopper control must be done early in the life cycle of the insect, and it must be done over a relatively large area. In areas below 5,500 feet, egg hatch is usually in early to mid May, ...

Understanding the grasshopper life cycle can help explain why we are seeing high numbers of grasshoppers and why they are so difficult to manage. Grasshopper embryos begin to develop within eggs ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

Last year we saw large populations of grasshoppers in El Paso County and across Colorado. While we might hope this year will be different, the grasshoppers will be back in some way. Why is this? The ...

DENVER, Colorado — If you've been outside for more than five minutes, you've seen grasshoppers on streets, sidewalks, lawns and gardens. Weather patterns from 2023 and Colorado's climate are to blame ...