Nevada State Entomologist
State entomologist for Nevada, he works with the Nevada Department of Agriculture
PROFILE
Jeff Knight
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FROM Jeff Knight
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March of the Mormon Cricket Armies of blood-red crickets -- two miles long and a mile across -- are about to march through northern Nevada, destroying crops, causing accidents on highways, even crawling into people's homes. The two-inch long, so-called “Mormon Crickets,” can't fly but are a fearsome sight when they're on the march by the millions.
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