Southern Alberta to see 'upward trend' in grasshopper population this summer

Grasshoppers are known for their ability to damage gardens and crops, and it seems southern Albertans will potentially have to deal with more this year. "There is a general upward trend in the county and around the city, and that will continue," said Dan Johnson, an environmental science professor at the University of Lethbridge. Grasshoppers flourish in hot and dry conditions. While most people, plants and animals have been suffering through the last few years of drought, grasshoppers have been