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The grasshopers at my other area are out of control

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Posted by N8gardener none (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 11, 11 at 9:41

Grasshopers have torn through a different area those peas are toast but can I kill off the eggs for next years wave?

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RE: The grasshopers at my other area are out of control

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Grasshopper eggs are laid just beneath the soil surface so maybe, possibly lightly tilling the soil will expose the eggs so predators can find and eat them. There is a bait, "NOSEMA LOCUSTAE" that you can scatter around to control the adult hoppers.

Here is a link that might be useful: Grasshoppers

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