If you hear the sound of popcorn as you drive through northern Nevada, it may be due to thousands of Mormon Crickets hatching early this year.
Elko, Nevada is a quiet town which is why the sound of thousands of Mormon crickets being crushed by tires seems so loud.
Damon says the crickets have made Elko their home. They've started infesting parking lots, porches, and plants. Mormon crickets, which are scientifically shield-backed katydids, do severe damage to crops and forage. According to Nevada Department of Agriculture Entomologist Jeff Knight, the recent rise in numbers coincides with their last resurgence back in 2007.
The Department of Agriculture is working to get rid of them on public lands. In a Commissioner board meeting today, board members got advice from Knight about what the city and community members can do to mitigate them.
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