The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) says they will be conducting a series of public meetings to discuss proposed Mormon cricket and grasshopper population management.
The meetings will be in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Program.
“Mormon cricket and grasshopper populations have been on the rise for the last couple of years,” Jeff Knight, state entomologist for the NDA, said. “Significant numbers were found north of Reno in the Red Rock area, south of Winnemucca, near Paradise Valley and in and around Austin last year.”
The NDA and PPQ will treat areas with the goal of protecting crops and public safety.
Meetings will take place at the following times and locations:
Feb. 20, 3 p.m. at the NDA at 405 South 21st Street in Sparks
Feb. 21, 9 a.m. at the Humboldt County Cooperative Extension at 1082 Fairgrounds Road in Winnemucca
Feb. 21, 1 p.m. at the Lander County Cooperative Extension at 815 North 2nd Street at Battle Mountain
Feb. 21, 4 p.m. at the NDA at 4780 East Idaho Street in Elko
Feb. 22, 10 a.m. at the Eureka Natural Resource Center at 10 North Monroe Street in Eureka
Feb. 22, 1 p.m. at the Austin Ranger District Office at 100 Midas Canyon Road in Austin
For more information, contact Jeff Knight at (775) 353-3767 or by email at jknight@agri.nv.gov.
(The Nevada Department of Agriculture contributed to this report).
