Apr. 02, 2010
Grasshopper Invasion
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Some Plains and Western states are bracing for a potential grasshopper population explosion this summer. High numbers of adult grasshoppers observed in states such as Wyoming last summer have experts worried that as the eggs laid by last year's population mature, a bumper crop of hungry, migratory insects could be on the way. We'll talk about the projected grasshopper forecast and what some states are doing to prepare. |
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Slade Franklin
Weed and Pest Coordinator
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
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