It’s July in Las Vegas and the sidewalks along the city's famous Strip are packed – with grasshoppers. The massive number of migratory insects is being attributed to wet weather several months ago. Officials say they are harmless and don't carry disease.
Nevada state entomologist Jeff Knight told reporters on Thursday the number of adult pallid-winged grasshoppers traveling north to central Nevada is unusual but not unprecedented and they pose no danger.
Knight says the insects don't carry disease, don't bite, and probably won't damage anybody's yard before they're gone in several weeks.Knight recalls several similar migrations in his more than 30 years at the state Department of Agriculture, including one about six or seven years ago. This year, the Las Vegas area recorded more rain in six months than the annual average of just under 4.2 inches per year.
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