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That's my problem down here in oklahoma.

They've already striped my field corn stalks , ate the silks off the ears so hardy any corn production.

They're chewing on everything else , collard patch , young okra plants , peppers ...

I don't know of any solution. they're like the Plagues of Egypt around here.

They get worse with hot , dry conditions.

I've seen them chew paint off of houses , and screen window wires.

Okie HU

Omg you know the pain! It’s TOTALLY plague status here…miserable! And I’m at my wits end trying something new everyday to keep them away! Glad to relate, even if neither of us has the answer 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sorry to hear about the grasshopper problem! Would chickens help to run around and eat them?

Oh man, I guess I shouldn't complain about the bug problems up here -- nothing as destructive as grasshoppers you guys have where you are. Sorry to hear about that. Is it bad every year, or only certain years or cyclical? No suggestions for you other than cover everything with netting, but that may not be practical. I do wonder if the chickens suggestion might work?

Sevin is not that bad but not organic. It is that or give up, not trying to be negative but once they get a foothold you need to to pull out the big guns.

There is little you can do, grasshoppers have been the most difficult pest to control by humans for 8000 years. You can try garlic spray to repel them and heard it works to a point. The best and quickest control is Permethrin and carbaryl (sevin) which is available to the home gardener. Permethrin has been around since the 1970's and safe.

Organic may sound cute and the responsible thing to do but it won't feed the 8 billion people on the planet, and 1/2 would starve if it's all we had. There is another alternative, get a net and catch them for supper. They are 20% protein and heard they're quite delicious, and thousands of tons a year are farmed in china for food, they stir fry and deep fry the hoppers and love them, along with scorpions, frogs, and dogs.

Thanks everyone! I’ll try sevin! I hadn’t heard of it before and just put down niban earlier today to see if it would help. Do I need to wait before trying the sevin?

The sevin needs to be mixed with bait the grasshoppers will eat.

Ahh. Any suggestions what I could use?

I think Sevin also works on contact. Zeta-Cypermethrin is a neurotoxin. So dust will do the trick.

I looked into it and might get the spray version that attaches to the hose. It says it’s safe for veggies…any horror stories before I spray it everywhere?

Be aware that Sevin is HIGHLY TOXIC to bees. So probably should avoid applying to flowering plants.

Oh no, I don’t know if I want to kill any bees 🤦🏼‍♀️
Maybe I’ll wait and see if the niban does anything. I also tried garlic spray though I know that will probably not eradicate them from my yard.
Thanks for the heads up!

Grace, I urge you to take a few minutes to research Sevin or any other chemicals that may be suggested for you. It only takes a few seconds to find out that Sevin (for example) is highly toxic to all insects, including the beneficials, earthworms, aquatic invertebrates, etc. It is banned in several countries.

Actually, the forumlation of Sevin has changed in the last decade. It used to be carbaryl, which is pretty nasty stuff. Carbaryl is banned in several countries and California. It is toxic to humans as well as insects. But the new Sevin is Zeta-Cypermethrin, which is non-toxic to humans, and only moderately toxic to earthworms but still quite toxic to fish. It's a pyrethoid. I don't think it is banned anywhere. So when you research Sevin, pay close attention to the date. I think it's very deceptive that you can wholly change the makeup of a product and still call it the same thing.

Have you tried Dawn in water in a sprayer? Hit them with a spray from a hose to make them fly, then spray with Dawn. It kills any insect.

Rhizo I urge you to research how dependent the world is on chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, and without these products at least 4 billion people in the world would starve to death.

The first energy and fertilizer crisis was around 1600 when world population was 500 million and wood became scarce, and half of Europe's forests were cut down for wood, including to be burned to make pot ash to fertilize crops. There were a number of fertilizer crisis's in the world when the population hit 1.5 billion when there wasn't enough natural bat and bird guano to go around.

There were countless famines throughout time due to pests including locusts, and disease outbreaks in the crops. The only reason you're alive today is because of the non organic production of pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers. You owe your existence to them so research the real facts and see how lucky we are to have them.

Everything you know is utopian fantasy to think even a 1/4 of the population could be fed with organic inputs. Before oil 1/3 of cultivated land was used to feed the beasts of burden to do the work, a farmer could feed his family on a small farm but not a city. 80% of people live in cities without a plot to piss in let alone a plot to feed themselves, It's only a matter of time when the population bomb explodes and it will happen.

It is understandable why commerical growers use pesticides and such as they are growing on a much bigger scale for a extremely large amount of people. A small home garden has the option to be organic or use pesticides depending on the home gardener's choice preference. I enjoy having an organic garden and use my chicken poop as fertilizer and keep an eye out for any bug problems, which can be a little easier done with a small garden. Which ever you decide, happy gardening and harvest!

The only time I use Sevin is for the Colorado potato beetles.

Don't think it would work for grasshoppers. but haven't tried it.

But when it comes down to it , just have to drop the bomb.

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Any questions?

I'm also surrounded on all 4 sides by cow pasture.

Fine for free manure , not so fine for the hoppers.

Okie HU

thrips are thick this year too.