Here’s what Utahns are doing to battle ‘biblical’ grasshopper invasion
From bug zappers to dish soap, farmers and gardeners have drummed up all kinds of solutions for plant-munching pests.
(Steve C. Wilson | AP) Hoards of grasshoppers are seen jumping in the grass beside a barn in Tooele in 2009.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.