‘Just disgusting’: A Nevada city confronts millions of smelly Mormon crickets
“It’s been insane,” said Charles Carmichael, owner Battle Born Pest Control. “It’s been wild. I haven’t sprayed this many houses for crickets in a long, long time.”
(Rick Bowmer | AP) Mormon crickets make their way over a Jersey barrier during the migration of Mormon crickets, Friday, June 16, 2023, in Spring Creek, Nev. The small town in rural northeastern Nevada is being invaded by a swarm of blood-red crickets. The unwelcome visitors began to emerge around late May and early June.