Giant Grasshoppers (Locusts) for the last 10 ds in The Hammocks (Miami: house, live)

[Huasho]

Anyone stepping on green grass areas and seeing them fly 8-10 feet away from you ??

Here in West Kendall they are not out of control yet, but they are around and I see more of them daily now....

I Googled the sightings in SW Florida, but there are no reports yet.

This picture was taken today, on top of our Honda HRV., a good 2.5- 3 inches long.

Your imput is appreciatted.

[SanyBelle]

I don't see a picture. I haven't seen any of these in East Kendall however I don't go out much.

[Huasho]

Wow, too bad about the picture I took ( I can see it fine here in the 1st post) , they look just like these:

[SanyBelle]

Very cute!! haha

[Huasho]

Yep, they look like creatures from an enchanted Swamp.....Hopefully they are just Grasshoppers on Steroids and Not the Hungry Locusts from East Africa, where since January have decimated Agricultural Areas there, in already countries with little food.

We dont need them in Top of the Pandemia too.

[Corrie22]

Huaso, that's a common Florida lubber....if you have any crinum lilies in your yard they will mow them down

If you want to get rid of them...and have some fun at the same time...wasp and hornet spray

...and if you don't..the females will lay eggs all over your yard and you'll have a lot more next year

[Huasho]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

Huaso, that's a common Florida lubber....if you have any crinum lilies in your yard they will mow them down

If you want to get rid of them...and have some fun at the same time...wasp and hornet spray

...and if you don't..the females will lay eggs all over your yard and you'll have a lot more next year

How interesting ...I have lived in the same house in SW Miami since 2000, same plants, same grass and NEVER before ran into a single one...I guess my place was under a bubble all these years, a bubble that the Pandemia sent to Hell.

What can I say ? ? ?

[Corrie22]

since they have no natural predators...and they are susceptible to many toxins....my guess would be the environment is really healthy

they love Everglades saw grass too

[Huasho]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

since they have no natural predators...and they are susceptible to many toxins....my guess would be the environment is really healthy

they love Everglades saw grass too

Good Point.

[popcorn247]

Yes they are Lubber grasshoppers. They are native to Florida. When they are very young, they are black with a colored stripe down their back. When immature, they are relatively easy to kill. We use to start seeing the immature ones at Fairchild on March 1.