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Grasshoppers Take Over the Plains in a Wide Invasion
A reporter describes a vast ailing swarm of grasshoppers that settled after a snowstorm, devouring leaves, corn stalks, and even clothing. The invasion covered trees and farms, forcing residents to confront widespread crop damage and the threat of an ensuing pest year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supmon
Doora
Alpheus Sherman Cody
Independent
Qmaha
Derge
Arkansas
Wich Wen