The information and recommendations in this newsletter are applicable to North Carolina and may not apply in other areas.
The information and recommendations in this newsletter are applicable to North Carolina and may not apply in other areas.
From: Lisa Whimpfheimer, Agricultural Extension Agent, Carteret County
Begining on Monday, July 17, millions of grasshoppers have been washed up on the beaches in Carteret County, from Atlantic Beach to Emerald Isle. They are differential grasshoppers (Melanoplus differentialis), common in grassy/weedy fields. David Stephen, Extension Entomologist, Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, North Carolina State University, says he doesn't think they are good long-distance fliers, but since frogs and fish have been known to fall from storms I guess these could too. And that's the common thought on how they arrived here, in a wind current on Monday. The seagulls are feasting on them and the media is having a field day, but fortunately little plant damage seen.
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Last modified on July 25, 2000 by Stephen J. Toth, Jr.