M-word is a no-no. So let’s rename the ‘Mormon cricket,’ says Utah lawmaker.
A Utah lawmaker wants to change the common scientific name of the Mormon cricket, citing the LDS Church's stance against ...
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UT lawmaker authors bill to rename ‘Mormon cricket’
The Anabrus simplex doesn’t know it is the subject of new legislation. Neither does the insect know that some consider its ...
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Outbreak of millions of cannibalistic Mormon crickets invade Nevada
An curved arrow pointing right. Millions of Mormon crickets are invading homes and destroying crops in northern Nevada. Residents and officials are beating them back with chemicals, vacuums ...
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US town invaded by millions of crickets
Invaders have taken over parts of the US state of Nevada – but they’re not body-snatchers or aliens; they’re crickets. Millions of Mormon crickets are swarming the town of Elko, covering ...
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More Dogs on Main: Legislative actions so far, oh boy
The annual session of the state Legislature is well underway now. You can feel the stupidity in the air. It’s too early in the game to start seeing the real horse-trading and corruption going on. They ...
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Watch: Invasion of Blood-Red Mormon Crickets Hits Nevada
Thousands of red insects known as Mormon crickets have invaded Elko, Nev. Experts said the bugs won’t stay long because they are migrating, but the infestation has caused chaos. Image ...
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Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez found that APHIS violated the law by focusing only on spraying insecticides to suppress grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, and that the agency “ignores any pest ...