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The Idaho State Department of agriculture has declared an outbreak of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in four Idaho counties and dozens of farmers have already asked for help from the state.
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APHIS monitors grasshoppers in 17 western states, and when the agency deems there’s an outbreak - or is asked to intervene by stakeholders like the US Forest Service or adjacent land owners - it can apply a pesticide to kill the insects.
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Officials with the Idaho Department of Agriculture say a grasshopper infestation is damaging crops and fields in Valley County.Mike Cooper with the…