Drought Bringing A Flood Of Grasshoppers To South Dakota

Drought Bringing A Flood Of Grasshoppers To South Dakota

PIERRE — The drought this year in the northern plains has brought an unwelcome visitor, especially to western South Dakota and that’s grasshoppers. SDSU Extension Field Entomologist Patrick Wagner says thanks to a mild winter and the drought, grasshopper populations have exploded…

He says the hoppers have been feasting nearly everywhere…

There are different treatments producers can use to try and control grasshoppers depending on the crops infested and when you make application…

Thresholds for grasshoppers can vary…

Wagner says he’s seen several grasshoppers in sunflower fields in western South Dakota this year.