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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 06 2023 : 3:31:19 PM
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Grasshoppers!!! UUGH! Death to them All!!!
they have appeared out of no-where and are devouring my Gladiolas and are hanging out in my Roses too!
Where is a bug eating bird when you need one!?!?!?
 
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6670 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6670 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2023 : 4:10:27 PM
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Oh Grace, that is terrible!! Grasshoppers are devastating to everything in their path. I have no idea what to suggest but I hope something happens soon to get rid of them!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1653 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1653 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2023 : 6:09:54 PM
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Yuck…I’m so sorry, Grace. They freak me out…they jump, fly, make noise…bluck…icky! Lol
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7299 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7299 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 12:02:59 PM
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Oh no Grace! I am so sorry. Hopefully some of those grasshopper eating bugs will come save the day.
Krista |
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4420 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4420 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 1:57:59 PM
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Aeeful! Hate the little pests!! Ducks perhaps or chickens freeranging Grace? I've never had to deal with grasshoppers. Let me research...I'm so sorry
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7145 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7145 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 2:33:53 PM
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I have heard cornmeal works but have never tried it. Theory is the grasshoppers eat the cornmeal and it swells in their bodies killing them.
I know mockingbirds will eat grasshoppers. Twenty something years ago we had a plaque of grasshoppers. There were so many that it looked like the ground was moving. They ate everything in sight including door & window screens. One evening I got caught out on a country road when I ran into a swarm of grasshoppers. I had to use my windshield wipers to see how to drive. The deeper I got into the swarm the road became slippery just like I was driving on oil or ice. I was so happy when I left that swarm behind me.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4420 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4420 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 2:48:24 PM
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Holy moly Sara thats SCARY!!!! They ate your screens too? :0
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 11:02:00 PM
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Oh Sara,,,. ewwww eek! they are creepy and I hate it when they spew that black juice when I catch them in my hands ... I have (thank goodness) had to deal with swarms..
I do not use pesticides of any type,, I try to find what attacks them and then remove the plants or pick, toss and squish! LOL!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7299 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7299 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2023 : 2:58:55 PM
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Wow Sara! That is crazy! I would have hated to see that or drive through it.
Krista |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2023 : 10:12:18 PM
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Well here it is, a month later and those dawgone Hoppers are not only still around,, but getting bigger... I almost feel like I am in a Si-Fi movie!,, Not as bad as what Sara experienced,, but yuck just the same!
I cant walk through my garden, nor prune my roses or Glads with out getting attack by the Hoppers... Where is a Mocking Bird when you need one???
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7299 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7299 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2023 : 1:38:49 PM
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I am so sorry Grace. I was really hoping things would be better by now.
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Grasshoppers!!!
