IS MORMON CRICKET CROP SHRINKING?
The legendary Mormon cricket that plagued early settlers of the Beehive State has hatched at an accelerated rate for the past seven years.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...38963%2C00.html
I am sure residents are all but frantic about such occurences especially knowing what history has told about their eating entire crops until the seagulls came. From the same site linked:
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"We try to control the crickets," Lewis said. "We can't eradicate them. There are too many of them." Lewis said the state tries to protect populated areas and farming areas by putting a ring or spray around them. |