How to Control and Get Rid of Grasshoppers

Hand Pick Insects & Protect Plants

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If you know grasshoppers travel through your home garden, create a "trap crop"—a boundary of tall grass or other green plants.

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Natural Predators

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Neem Oil

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Traps In small farms and gardens, grasshopper traps work well. Vertically place a clear pane of glass to attract grasshoppers that will die in soapy water.

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If grasshoppers invade numerous growing seasons, consider biological control. Organic grasshopper baits Nolo Bait and Semaspore employ Nosema locustae.

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How to Control and Get Rid of Grasshoppers

Hand Pick Insects & Protect Plants

1

If you know grasshoppers travel through your home garden, create a "trap crop"—a boundary of tall grass or other green plants.

Grow a Green Border

2

Natural Predators

3

Neem Oil

4

Traps In small farms and gardens, grasshopper traps work well. Vertically place a clear pane of glass to attract grasshoppers that will die in soapy water.

Traps

5

If grasshoppers invade numerous growing seasons, consider biological control. Organic grasshopper baits Nolo Bait and Semaspore employ Nosema locustae.

Nosema Locustae Bait

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