Grasshoppers

[Millet]

This summer the grasshoppers have been terrible here in Colorado.  They must be getting into the greenhouse through the exhaust vents.  They have been eating on the levees.  I kill them as I ketch them.  This year is the worst infestation I have ever seen.

[Tropheus76]

Really? I have never noticed grasshoppers here in FL bothering my citrus trees. I have all kinds and colors of them I see when I mow the grass. I figured the leaves were too tough for them or they just didnt like leaf minered leaves.

[christianmom]

Millet,  we got grasshoppers in Texas at the moment. They actually ate some of my Meyer lemon leaves. They are particularly large locusts this year and in large numbers. Where I live we've had drought for a couple of years nonstop, perhaps God reminding us we are but sinners who need to repent. I don't remember the last time we were not on water restrictions.

[sea4]

We have large ones that are very quick to fly away. Hard to catch. And they eat everything. All my plants are open to the elements; not sure what predators these grasshoppers have but they need to work harder. They are also so voracious that they can decimate the plants quickly.

[Daintree]

Ugh! They eat everything!
You are at least lucky you only get grasshoppers.
We get Mormon crickets, too.
When they are done eating every plant in sight, then they turn cannibal and eat each other.
In a really bad year, the roads get so slick with their squashed bodies that there have been motorcycle accidents when riders hit a patch. They can't fly, thank God!!! You can't "shoo" them, though. They chase you and bite you! Bleh.

[dontfearthecarolina]

Have you tried the neem?

[Daintree]

I don't know about grasshoppers, but it doesn't touch Mormon crickets (they are actually a shield back katydid). 
The best thing for them is carbaryl, since it kills the crickets that eat it, then kills the crickets that eat the dead crickets. Disgusting little cannibals...

[booeyschewy]

There’s a parasitic fungus treatment that kills locusts. Here in Brazil it’s called metaril by Koppert but I think other companies make it too. It’s organic

[Pandan]

Ugh! They eat everything!
You are at least lucky you only get grasshoppers.
We get Mormon crickets, too.
When they are done eating every plant in sight, then they turn cannibal and eat each other.
In a really bad year, the roads get so slick with their squashed bodies that there have been motorcycle accidents when riders hit a patch. They can't fly, thank God!!! You can't "shoo" them, though. They chase you and bite you! Bleh.

Wow that is NOT the type of grass hopper i was expecting.
I recently saw a camel cricket for the first time and was squeaked in shock at how big it was, if I saw that fly at me my soul might this mortal coil XD

[Daintree]

Well, that is a Mormon cricket, so luckily they do not fly. They can really creep you out when they run at you and attack your shoes, though! My grandkids are both fascinated and terrified by them...

[Gonzo]

We have large ones that are very quick to fly away. Hard to catch. And they eat everything. All my plants are open to the elements; not sure what predators these grasshoppers have but they need to work harder. They are also so voracious that they can decimate the plants quickly.

Turkeys and Chickens will help with reduce the grasshopper populations. Turkeys especially love grasshoppers. Chickens don't tend to like citrus since the oils are bitter, I'd think turkeys would be the same. I know they never touched any peels I put in their run to snack on. I realize this isn't a solution for everyone, but it may help for some.

[bussone]

We have large ones that are very quick to fly away. Hard to catch. And they eat everything. All my plants are open to the elements; not sure what predators these grasshoppers have but they need to work harder. They are also so voracious that they can decimate the plants quickly.

Turkeys and Chickens will help with reduce the grasshopper populations. Turkeys especially love grasshoppers. Chickens don't tend to like citrus since the oils are bitter, I'd think turkeys would be the same. I know they never touched any peels I put in their run to snack on. I realize this isn't a solution for everyone, but it may help for some.

There's a nursery outside Phoenix that lets chickens and peacocks free-roam the grounds. They don't seem to hurt the plants any.

[JakeFruit]

I have those giant swallow tail caterpillars that look exactly like bird poop all over my citrus currently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cY26ft5AwA
Pretty butterfly, but they are so destructive to the few healthy leaves I have on some of my small citrus trees. Most leaves are mangled from CLM and/or ACP, but the caterpillars (anecdotally) seem to stay away from those.

[booeyschewy]

Fowl are not helpful if the problem is anything to write about. I have Guinea peafowl and roaming chickens and occasionally they eat them however every say 3 meters you’ll find a locust in various phases and this includes in the native forest.

[Gonzo]

This summer the grasshoppers have been terrible here in Colorado.  They must be getting into the greenhouse through the exhaust vents.  They have been eating on the levees.  I kill them as I ketch them.  This year is the worst infestation I have ever seen.

Met this morning with a good friend in Longmont CO at his greenhouses and outdoor vegetable grow. I asked him what he was using for Grasshopper mitigation and he mentioned Eco Bran. From our discussion, it sounds like you spread it around and it attracts the hoppers, they eat it, and die. https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bran-Grasshopper-Bait-44lb/dp/B0B8TLQD6K

I saw quite a few dead hoppers as I walked around outside. I didn't see any inside the 2 acres of greenhouses. Little late in the season now, but maybe something to stock up on for next year or just have handy.