Grasshoppers of Nebraska

Biology and Management of Grasshoppers in Nebraska.

Current News Releases and Articles

: Time to Scout Field Borders for Grasshoppers; Grasshoppers in Crops 8-9-16; Current Grasshopper Information from APHIS

Identification, Biology and Management

: The Grasshoppers of Nebraska
Color plates, species descriptions, coverage maps and more; USDA-ARS Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification, and Management; Grasshopper IPM User Handbook, USDA-APHIS; CARMA: CAse-based Range Management Adviser; List of Important Grasshopper Pest Species in Nebraska; Grasshopper Identification Guides
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Circulars)

Information from USDA-APHIS, USDA-NRCS

: Grasshoppers; Rangeland Grasshopper Hazard Map 2017 (USDA-APHIS); Rangeland Grasshopper Hazard Map 2018 (USDA-APHIS; Rangeland Grasshopper Hazard Map 2019 (USDA-APHIS); Rangeland Grasshopper Hazard Map 2020 (USDA-APHIS); Distribution Maps of Threatened/Endangered Species (US-FWS)

Drought-Related Web Sites

: National Drought Mitigation Center; Drought Monitor Map (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Insect Science major Earl Agpawa (conducting undergraduate research with Joe Louis and Eileen Hebets) was named the 2020 winner of the ESA’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Undergraduate Student Achievement Award.This is a national award that recognizes outstanding accomplishments in entomology by an undergraduate student working with insect-plant interactions. Congratulations, Earl!
PhD student Sajjan Grover (mentored by Joe Louis) was named the 2020 winner of the ESA’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Kenneth and Barbara Starks Plant Resistance to Insects Graduate Student Award. This is a national award recognizing a graduate student for outstanding work in the area of host plant resistance. Congratulations, Sajjan!
Dr. Joe Louis receives a grant to study resistance in sorghum to fall armyworm
We are well-represented in ESA North Central Branch awards this year. Déia Montezano is the 2020 John Henry Comstock Outstanding PhD Student Award winner, Gary Brewer is the 2020 recipient of the Award of Merit, and Bob Wright is the 2020 recipient of the C.V. Riley Award. Congratulations, Déia, Gary, and Bob!
Congratulations to Dr. Troy Anderson on being elected Vice President Elect for the Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section of the Entomological Society of America!
Dr. Kyle Koch named new insect diagnostician
Check out the Emerald Ash Borer Resource Center, and our Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alike Insects Sheet - Be Sure Before You Treat!