SALT LAKE CITY — Sludge from Mormon crickets has wreaked havoc on Nevada roadways. The Eureka County Sheriff's Office said on social media that city agencies and the Nevada State Police had to ...

Since the 1990s, the Mormon cricket population has been surging, particularly in Nevada, said the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2006, Mormon crickets infested about 10 million acres in the state.

Mormon crickets got their name during a mid-19th century migration into the Salt Lake area in Utah where they destroyed the crops of Mormon settlers. As they feasted, they chirped like crickets ...

Mormon crickets, present in several states across the U.S., are linked to crop damage and can be a nuisance. Jeff Foott via Getty Images A swarm of Mormon crickets has taken over northern Nevada ...

Since the 1990s, the Mormon cricket population has been surging, particularly in Nevada, the University of Nevada, Reno, said. In 2006, Mormon crickets infested about 10 million acres in the state.

The small town of Elko in rural northeastern Nevada is being invaded by a swarm of blood-red crickets. The unwelcome visitors began to emerge around late May and early June.

Though they are not true crickets, shield-backed katydids bear the nickname “Mormon Crickets” due to their famous invasion of the early saints of The Church of Jesus Christ in Salt Lake City ...

Outbreaks of Mormon crickets, which are native to the Great Basin and Intermountain West, have been recorded throughout history across the west — from Nevada and Montana to Idaho, Utah and Oregon.

The small town of Elko in rural northeastern Nevada is being invaded by a swarm of blood-red crickets. The unwelcome visitors began to emerge around late May and early June.

Outbreaks of Mormon crickets, which are native to the Great Basin and Intermountain West, have been recorded throughout history across the west — from Nevada and Montana to Idaho, Utah and Oregon.

SALT LAKE CITY — Sludge from Mormon crickets has wreaked havoc on Nevada roadways. The Eureka County Sheriff's Office said on social media that city agencies and the Nevada State Police had to ...