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Mormon crickets make an early appearance in warm, dry Utah
If the drought isn’t enough, Mormon crickets are starting to show up early in Utah. The insects are native to the Beehive State and the Intermountain West, but in big numbers they threaten crops, wildlife, cattle grazing and even highway safety when they swarm the roads. The pests are something of a mascot for drought, and this year’s dry winter and warm spring created favorable conditions for an early hatch. “They move right through a field, and they will start taking that forage away,” Aaron Eagar, state weed coordinator, said Friday. “They’re not picky. I mean, if it’s ...
