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    DAMAGING INSECTS

    Oct 09, 2018 3 minutes

    Grasshopper

    FAVORITE PLANTS

    From vegetables and fruit trees to flowers, grasshoppers aren’t picky eaters.

    WHAT’S THE DAMAGE?

    Blooms and foliage will look tattered, but a big outbreak can defoliate plants or ruin fruits and vegetables throughout the summer, decreasing your potential harvest later in the season.

    WHAT’S THE PLAN?

    There are pesticides and beneficial pathogens that cause disease in grasshoppers, but they’re hard to use because they have to come in contact with the insect to work, and new grasshoppers

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