{"id":709,"date":"2010-06-02T13:54:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T17:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:30:52","slug":"198-grasshopper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/resources\/insect\/198-grasshopper\/","title":{"rendered":"198-Grasshopper (Melanoplus spp. &amp; Camnula sp.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fact Sheet No. 198, UMaine Extension No. 2368<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Prepared by Judith A. Collins, Assistant Scientist, and H. Y. Forsythe, Jr., Professor of Entomology, in cooperation with David Yarborough, Extension Blueberry Specialist, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. November 1995.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The hind legs are large and adapted for jumping.\u00a0 They vary in color from greenish-yellow to gray to brown to brownish-black (Photo 1).\u00a0 All vary in size up to 1 1\/4-inches long when fully grown.\u00a0 Immature grasshoppers are smaller and closely resemble adults but do not have wings (Photo 2).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Life Cycle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most grasshoppers spend the winter in the egg stage in the soil.\u00a0 The time for egg-laying varies with the species of grasshopper, but normally it begins after the middle of July and may continue through September for some species.\u00a0 Eggs are placed well below the surface of the ground, preferably in the firm, unbroken soil along roadsides, edges of fields, or in open areas of managed fields.\u00a0 Eggs begin to hatch in early to late May and the young grasshoppers, called nymphs, push to the surface of the ground and begin feeding on the nearest vegetation.\u00a0 The grasshoppers begin to become adults in early to late June and continue to feed on foliage and berries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/grasshopper.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-863 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/grasshopper.gif\" alt=\"grasshopper growth stages header reads Actual size, adult\" width=\"297\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht3_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"163\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht3_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"grasshopper Nymph\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht3_.jpg 163w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht3_-105x77.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-865'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto 2: Nymph\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht4_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht4_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"grasshopper damage\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht4_.jpg 174w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2010\/06\/198.ht4_-105x71.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-866'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto 3: Damage\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Damage and Economic Importance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several species of grasshoppers have been observed feeding on blueberries in Maine.\u00a0 The extent of damage varies from year to year depending on the species of grasshopper, numbers present, and weather.\u00a0 Both young grasshoppers and adults feed by chewing foliage and by biting and chewing on berries.\u00a0 Feeding damage is often detected later as a calloused scar on the fruit (Photo 3).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pest Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For information regarding monitoring and control, contact the lowbush blueberry specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1.800.897.0757 (toll-free in Maine) or 207.581.2923.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Information\u00a0in this publication is provided purely for educational purposes. 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