13 July 2021 / 23:44-UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Tir 1400/04 Dhu l-Hijja 1442/05 Yi-Wei [5th month] 4719)
Chubbuck, Idaho, 13JUL2021. Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.
The fattest grasshopper I’ve seen in the 25 years I’ve lived in Southeastern Idaho was trying to get in my back door.
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.
Despite the extreme dry heat, these grasshoppers are looking well fed. This guy had left behind a little something near my apple tree.
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.
A ghost of his former self, his molt. Apparently he (or she or it?) had just shed its skin.
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.
I’ve already written about the Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets seemingly joining together to wreak havoc upon Pacific Northwest farmers. Here’s some links to the most recent news about the worsening situation: Grasshoppers Are Descending on the West in Swarms
CANADA, Alberta: Farmers battle surge in grasshoppers, “They’ve been really bad”
CANADA, Manitoba: Agricultural emergency declared!
SOUTH AFRICA: Farmers brace for another locust plague
UNITES STATES, Minnesota: Local Farmers turn crickets into protein
U.S., New Mexico: Is there anything grasshoppers won’t eat?
U.S., Oregon: Ranchers plead for help with grasshopper plague
U.S., Utah: Drought brings grasshopper invasion
U.S., Wyoming: Natrona County reports outbreaks of grasshoppers
Mormon Crickets & Grasshoppers: 
“…A PERFECT TERRIBLE STORM.”