Warm spring weather has caused grasshoppers to emerge well ahead of schedule in Wyoming this year. In the Lander area, grasshoppers began to hatch a month earlier than usual. Grasshoppers usually hatch around the time lilacs bloom in late May. This year, grasshoppers were hatching in April. Lars Baker with Fremont County weed and pest control says there are fewer grasshoppers this year compared to last year but this year's grasshoppers could be more damaging to agriculture because there is less healthy grass. More than 130 species of grasshoppers live in Wyoming.
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