Grasshopper Control: How to Get Rid of Grasshoppers

This page is an expert guide on how to get rid of Grasshoppers using the products and methods suggested by our experienced pest control specialists. Follow this guide and use the recommended products and we guarantee you will be successful in eliminating Grasshoppers.

One of the common threats to a garden are infestations of Grasshoppers. Grasshoppers can eat half of their body weight every day, which means they can cause a lot of damage in a short amount of time. If you discover that your leaves and stems have been chewed on, your plants have been most likely attacked by grasshoppers.

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If uncontrolled, Grasshoppers can cause infestations that severely damage entire crops. In the US alone, Grasshoppers cause 25% of crop losses every year. You can find them in reddish, green and brown colors with large hind legs that enable them to jump long distances.

If you are dealing with an infestation of Grasshoppers, this helpful DIY guide has the info you need. Read on to learn more about this pest and how to get rid of them using our expert techniques and professional-grade products.

Identification

Before you can carry out a Grasshopper control program, make sure that the pest you are dealing with is a Grasshopper and not some other bug. Misidentification can lead to using the wrong pesticides or treatment approach, which costs time and money.

• Grasshoppers can range in size between 1 to 7 cm as adults.
• Female Grasshoppers are larger than males and have a sharp point on their backside that is used to lay eggs underground.
• Grasshoppers have large eyes and antennae and can come in different colors from brown to gray or green, depending on the species.
• Resembling Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers have chewing mouthparts, two sets of wings and long back legs that allow them to jump high and far.
• Unlike Grasshoppers, grasshoppers have the ability to fly and will do so in the summer and early fall to look for places to eat food.

Use the image and description above to help you to properly identify Grasshoppers on your property. If you are not totally sure, contact us and we will have one of our pros assist you with identification.

Inspection

After you have confirmed that you are dealing with Grasshoppers, you can then move forward with an inspection. During this phase, you should be looking for areas where Grasshoppers are frequently active. This will help you to determine where to focus your treatment applications.

Where To Inspect

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Grasshoppers prefer to reside in areas with lots of grass and other low plants. In a residential area, they will be among tall grasses, in gardens, and around shrubbery because they don’t like to be out in the open. Dry environments will have more brown or tan-colored grasshoppers while moist environments tend to have more green Grasshopper sightings.

What To Look For

You should be looking for active Grasshoppers or signs of Grasshopper damage. When you can’t find Grasshoppers, listen for a chirping noise as it is their main form of communication. Look at leaves on your turf or in your garden for chew marks or holes, which is a dead giveaway that they have been present and are eating.

Treatment

Once you have confirmed Grasshopper activity, it is time to begin treatment. Remember to first read all product labels and follow the application instructions on these labels, and stay safe by wearing personal protective equipment.

To control Grasshoppers, we recommend an outdoor perimeter treatment with Supreme IT. Supreme IT is a liquid repellant insecticide concentrate labeled to control over 70 different pests, including Grasshoppers.

Indoors, we recommend Pyrid Aerosol to kill Grasshoppers you find indoors on contact or to flush them out of areas where they may be hiding in clusters. We also recommend applying D-Fense Dust to round out your indoor treatment and kill Grasshoppers hiding in hard to reach tight spaces.

Step 1 – Broadcast Supreme IT on your yard/garden

Supreme IT is a liquid insecticide concentrate made with 7.9% of bifenthrin. This product is used to control over 70 labeled pests, including grasshoppers. Supreme IT can also be applied onto your garden plants and yard turf to control Grasshoppers with no harm done to the vegetation.

You could use a hand-pump sprayer or a hose-end sprayer if you have a large yard. However, for versatility in different applications it would be best to use a pump-sprayer.

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Broadcast the Supreme IT mixture over your entire yard and garden as opposed to spot treating. Use a fan spray setting to get nice uniform coverage. You will need to broadcast Supreme IT at a rate of 0.25 to 0.5 oz. of product per 1,000 sq. ft.

Determine how much product to use by calculating the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, you will measure the areas length and width in feet and then multiply them together (length X width = square footage). Fill your sprayer with half a gallon of water and add your measured amount of Supreme IT. Fill the rest of the way with the remaining half of water. Close the sprayer, and shake to ensure an even distribution.

Broadcast the Supreme IT mixture evenly over your yard through a fan setting to ensure the grass blades become become coated with the solution, but not to the point of runoff.

Step 2 – Use Supreme IT Outdoors as a Perimeter Spray

Once your turf and garden has been treated you can then create a perimeter barrier around your structure to prevent grasshoppers from invading indoors.

For a perimeter application, mix a solution of Supreme IT at a rate of 0.33 to 1.0 oz. of product per 1,000 sq. ft. of treatment area.

Begin by spraying the entry points around the outside of your home such as the window frames, door frames, vent openings, and other voids in the wall.

Once the entry points have been treated, you can conduct a perimeter barrier around your structure by spraying 3 feet up and 3 feet out. You will want to avoid overlapping this application with your prior treatments.

Prevention

After the Grasshopper population has been controlled, you don’t want them to make a return. While a preventative treatment of Supreme IT around the exterior perimeter of your home is recommended every three months to keep Grasshoppers from coming back, there are other preventative measures you can take to reduce the likelihood of a re-infestation.

• Since grasshoppers are attracted to overgrown grass, you will need to mow regularly while still maintaining healthy turf. Mow once a week to a proper height of 3 to 4 inches. This will help to keep your grass trim while at its proper height to promote good root growth.
• Water your lawn properly with an inch of water in the morning once a week. This will help to drive your turfs roots deeper into the soil, encouraging healthier grass that more easily fights off pests and diseases.
• For indoor infestations, close up small entry points outside of your structure with Stuf-Fit Copper Mesh and caulk. Repair damaged screens and door seals.
• Outdoors, trim back vegetation including any overhanging branches on nearby trees.
• Lastly, be sure to keep up with reapplications of Supreme IT every 3 months to maintain control of grasshoppers and other pests year-long.

Key Takeaways

What are Grasshoppers?

• Grasshoppers are a pest known to damage garden plants and fly accidentally into homes when residing close to a residence.

How To Control Grasshoppers

• To get rid of Grasshoppers, we recommend applying both a broadcast treatment and perimeter barrier of Supreme IT Insecticide.
• For any Grasshoppers you encounter indoors, use Pyrid Aerosol as a direct spray to knock them down quickly.

Preventing Grasshopper Reinfestation

• A quarterly preventative treatment of Supreme IT can keep Grasshoppers away as well as implementing exclusion and eliminating conducive conditions to make your property less appealing to Grasshoppers.

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