(NMB) The 2024 grasshopper forecast map shows the Golden Triangle in the worst classification for potential grasshopper damage to crops in the 2024 growing season. New Media Broadcasters talked with Chouteau County Extension agent Tyler Lane and he says there is reason for concern.
“Chouteau County is forecasted above threshold numbers which is fifteen per square yard on rangeland. So, definitely some concerns going up into Hill County kind of in that Southeast corner and then the hi line to the West is a little bit below that in that eight to fifteen but still a concern there. Definitely some huge numbers in Eastern Montana.”-Lane
Fort Benton will host a grasshopper management day on Tuesday February 13th at the Ag Center. It will be an opportunity to learn more about the grasshopper cycle and what some options are to assist in their management. Lane says USDA’s Gary Adams and Erik Norderud will discuss grasshopper biology and population.
“They are going to just cover some basics of biology and populations of grasshoppers. It’s very important to understand the life cycle of those grasshoppers so that you can manage those pests to the best of your ability.”-Lane
Adams and Norderud will also talk about the USDA Grasshopper suppression program.
Grasshopper management day will be Tuesday February 13th, with registration beginning at 12:30 at the Ag Center in Fort Benton. For more information contact the Chouteau County Extension Office at 406-622-3751
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