Some Utah farmers are dealing with a pest that they can’t seem to get rid of and it's having devastating consequences on harvests. MythiliGubbi
If you step into the farmer of 18 years Carli Brewer’s garden, you can see and hear grasshoppers of all sizes, everywhere. Brewer owns Lavender Hill Utah, where she makes and sells Lavender products. But this year, she couldn’t harvest her own lavender.
She struggled with her harvest for the past two years too. Last year was because of grasshoppers, but the problem wasn’t this bad, and the year before that was because of the drought. She was hoping this winter would give her a good harvest. Instead, Brewer had to use lavender from a friend’s garden to sustain her business.She also has a garden where she grows fresh fruits and veggies. But this year, the grasshoppers either at her or the land is bare.
Kris Watson, the Utah state entomologist said that these increases in the grasshopper populations happen in a cycle, every few years.
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