ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center
for Appropriate Technology, through a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These organizations do not...
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center
for Appropriate Technology, through a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or endorse products, companies,
or individuals.
NCAT has offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.
O.
Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702),
Butte, Montana, and Davis, California.
Updated by Nancy Matheson
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
September 2003
Abstract: Although grasshoppers are difficult to control, their impact can be minimized by preventive management
over the long term.
This publication outlines non-chemical strategies, including cultural and biological controls,
available to the grower.
GRASSHOPPER
MANAGEMENT
Although the grasshopper occurs throughout
the continental U.
S.
, most of the damage it causes
is restricted to “sub-humid, semi-arid” areas, extending from Montana and Minnesota to Texas
and New Mexico (1).
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