Plague after Plague

One Hungry Hopper   (Photo by Shree Krishna Dhital) 

Anyone who doubts the possibility of biblical plagues might want to consider these current ones: mice in Australia, grasshoppers in Montana and Oregon.

Turns out that grasshoppers thrive within drought conditions.  Since that’s what going on in the American West, that’s where they’re heading.  There are lots of them, "at least 15... per square yard," and they’re hungry.  Hungry enough to chew through “thousands of acres” of plants.  These are the same plants that cattle normally eat.

The human response is to spray lands with poisonous chemicals.  Some kill mainly grasshoppers. Others kill bees, as well.  

Resources

https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-06-24-grasshoppers-invading-western-states-due-to-historic-drought/?mid=652733&rid=98364581&sc=email&pname=newsletter&cid=NATIONAL&keyid=National%20iHeart%20Daily%20NewsTalk&campid=headline6_readmore

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