Report large, striped-eyed grasshoppers, state urges
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) urged the public to report sightings of oversized, striped-eyed grasshoppers that could be a pest to crops.
WSDA recently confirmed the first detection of the Egyptian grasshopper in Washington state, the department said Thursday in a blog post. An Everett resident reported the grasshopper to state entomologists earlier this year. That grasshopper was living but sluggish, according to WSDA.
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The insect's eyes are the key to identifying Egyptian grasshoppers, entomologists said. The species has distinct black striping in the eyes that sets them apart from other grasshoppers.
Male Egyptian grasshoppers can be two inches long and females can be almost three inches long, according to WSDA. Adults are olive, gray or brown, and young grasshoppers are green and can blend in with vegetation.
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