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Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Barling, Arkansas

Deer, Arkansas

North Little Rock, Arkansas

Bear, Delaware

Statesboro, Georgia

Westchester, Illinois

Shelbyville, Indiana

Parsons, Kansas

Benton, Kentucky

Ewing, Kentucky

Malden, Massachusetts

Rush Springs, Oklahoma

Stilwell, Oklahoma

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leander, Texas

Madison, Wisconsin

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glochid15

Parsons, KS (Zone 6b) | March 2012 | Negative

Highly destructive of gardens and crops. Especially prevalent (literally in swarms) during droughts and in dry, open areas. Spraying and/or treatment for the insect has little effect. Chickens or guineas is the only answer for me.

melody

Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | September 2006 | Negative

Very destructive to ornamentals and crops, the Differential Grasshopper has no actual food preference...it's an 'equal oppertunity' destroyer.

It's habitat is any open grasslands, light wooded areas, crop fields and household gardens.

The female lays 8 egg masses, each with up to 11 eggs in a soft soil.
There is one generation a year.

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