From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-570780-174757
SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- Utah officials said Clear Wing grasshoppers
that have invaded portions of the state could be a problem for the
next three summers.
Clint Burfitt, an entomologist for the Utah Department of Agriculture,
said the grasshoppers that have invaded parts of Sanpete and Tooele
Counties as well as the Uintah Basin can infest an area with 2,000
insects per square foot and can mean disaster for local farms and
ranches, KUTV, Salt Lake City, reported Wednesday.
Burfitt said that while the state is not spraying the infected areas,
it does offer a cost sharing program for residents who privately
arrange for their property to be sprayed.