[NormsRevenge]

Their voracious appetites take in anything — sagebrush, alfalfa, wheat, barley, clover, seeds, grasses, vegetables. At a density of just one cricket per square yard, they can consume 38 pounds of forage per acre as they pass through an area. They don't fly, but can hop and crawl a mile in a day and up to 50 miles in a season. And before they die in the fall, they lay the eggs that will become next year's swarm.

Impressive.. Marines can hop and crawl a mile and fly too .. and also have voracious appetites. ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Mormon Cricket Control in Utah... some interesting info.

Looks like Sevin pesticide bait is the preferred method for tackling these buggers.

[dljordan]

Yeah, and but the critters won't burglarize your house, turn over your garbage and get your dog pregnant like Marines will. (Former Naval Person)