RAATs And'Hoppers

摘要

Getting out early can mean better control of grasshoppers in 2004. Grasshoppers will be out in full force again this season across large areas of the West and Great Plains. Based on fall 2003 surveys, government forecasters predict grasshopper populat ions will be extreme in some areas of Montana, Nebraska and Texas. That's a lot of ground to cover. While ground-based spraying to control grasshoppers has been largely disregarded in favor of aerial application, there's a viable alternative to the old t ruck- or tractor-based application methods, says Jeff Lockwood. He's an entomologist with the University of Wyoming Department of Renewable Resources.