Here’s what Utahns are doing to battle ‘biblical’ grasshopper invasion

From bug zappers to dish soap, farmers and gardeners have drummed up all kinds of solutions for plant-munching pests.

(Steve C. Wilson | AP) Hoards of grasshoppers are seen jumping in the grass beside a barn in Tooele in 2009.

(Steve C. Wilson | AP) Hoards of grasshoppers are seen jumping in the grass beside a barn in Tooele in 2009.

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