Swarms of Mormon crickets are wreaking havoc in northern Nevada, massing over fields, roads, homes and storefronts. Gary Doherty, of Spring Creek, NV, told ABC4 the side of his house was completely ...

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While cicadas invade much of the eastern United States, swarms of crickets are taking over towns in the West. Some roads in Idaho have been so covered with crickets that maintenance crews had to bring ...

ELKO, Nevada (ABC4) — It’s a sign of spring in the high desert: Swarms of Mormon crickets marching across northern Nevada. Videos posted on TikTok this week show thousands of the critters swarming ...

HOLDEN, Millard County — Imagine driving down the road and hearing what sounds like a bowl of popcorn under your tires. Except it's not popcorn. It's bugs. Thousands of them. In the small town of ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — As the warmer weather returns so do the creepy crawlers. From Mormon Crickets to Box Elder Bugs and everything in between, these pests have pest control companies working ...

Authorities in Nevada are warning drivers to be cautious after Mormon cricket “sludge” caused several crashes over the weekend. A Mormon cricket in Utah. (EdwardSnow / Getty Images/iStockphoto) The ...

Mormon crickets cover the ground in parts of Nevada. The infestation has been an annual occurrence the last few years. Getty Images/iStockphoto Foul-smelling Mormon crickets blanket the ground in ...

Snowplows are used on roads to clear winter snows, but they also come in handy in the summer to deal with another nuisance on northeast Nevada roads — hordes of Mormon crickets. Seasonal cricket ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The USDA is defending its methods for killing grasshoppers and Mormon crickets across the West, arguing its pest control program has withstood rigorous scientific scrutiny. While the ...

SPARKS, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — It's officially Mormon cricket season and they're already leaving their mark on one elementary school in Sparks. The creepy, crawly bugs invaded Jesse Hall Elementary ...