SILVER TOWN, Idaho -- A massive invasion of crickets is wreaking havoc on parts of Idaho. They're called Mormon Crickets because they have been decimating the crops of Mormon settlers since 1847. This ...

HOLDEN, Millard County — Imagine driving down the road and hearing what sounds like a bowl of popcorn under your tires. Except it's not popcorn. It's bugs. Thousands of them. In the small town of ...

Mormon crickets cover the ground in parts of Nevada. The infestation has been an annual occurrence the last few years. Getty Images/iStockphoto Foul-smelling Mormon crickets blanket the ground in ...

IDAHO FALLS — Motorists traveling through rural parts of Idaho may be in for a surprising and slippery sight this season: swarms of crickets blanketing the roads. The unusual natural phenomenon, while ...

Piles of dead grasshoppers along the side of a road in the Klamath Basin in 2023. The area experienced a heavy infestation of the pests, causing millions of dollars of damage to crops. The Oregon ...

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