Mormon numbers in decline
Mormon crickets, that is.
Alas, the numbers of cuddly, cannibalistic bugs are continuing to drop this ye
ar. Jeff Knight, Nevada state entomologist, says that the infestation peaked in 2005 — covering 12 million acres of Nevada — and appears to be ebbing.
Alas, the numbers of cuddly, cannibalistic bugs are continuing to drop this ye
ar. Jeff Knight, Nevada state entomologist, says that the infestation peaked in 2005 — covering 12 million acres of Nevada — and appears to be ebbing.I would say it's going to be about the same as last year, which was down quite a bit. Maybe it will be a little less."
Last summer, Mormon crickets covered less than 1 million acres of Nevada -- about 10 percent as much land as was infested in 2006.
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