Lubber Grasshopper

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The Lubber grasshopper is a fascinating insect. One of the largest grasshoppers in the Southern United States, they can reach lengths up to five inches long!

Beginning in the spring months, many areas will notice a sudden explosion of small newly hatched Lubbers on shrubs, trees, and fences. As the year continues, they will grow into the large black grasshoppers many of us know as pest that eat our plants and cover the ground. The population will peak at the end of the summer, and slowy die down as winter approaches.

They enjoy eating almost any type of plant, but particularly appreciate low lying plants in areas of high moisture content. Be on the lookout for these large insect lumbering along on the ground!