Sure, grasshopper plagues are hell on crops, but I’m guessing they just might be dynamite for fly fishermen – and 2010 could be the biggest year for grasshoppers in the west since 1985.
From the Wall Street Journal: Grasshopper Infestation Could Ravage Crops – WSJ.com
Farmers and ranchers across the West are bracing for a grasshopper infestation that could devastate millions of acres of crops and land used for grazing.Over the coming weeks, federal officials say, grasshoppers will likely hatch in bigger numbers than any year since 1985. Hungry swarms caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage that year when they devoured corn, barley, alfalfa, beets—even fence posts and the paint off the sides of barns.
Start tying those hopper patterns – with any luck, you’re going to need them.
Me? I’m buying foam, and planning a trip to Montana…
See you in the foam aisle, Tom Chandler.
Maybe farmers should be proactive and start putting in new trout streams that go through each row of corn. the trout could help keep the infestation down. Start shoveling!
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It’s this kind of thinking that’s made this country great (or, made this country dependent on foreign oil, financing and labor, but that’s not Ameri”can” thinking…).
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