When you walk anywhere, one gets a military salute of grasshoppers spliting in front of you. They ate the dill, and the carrot tops, are pecking at the corn, While I have beautiful brocholi plants, no head, as the grasshoppers like them best. I haven't pulled my lettuce that is seriously bolted, or spinich, as I am thinking if they eat on those, maybe I will get something from my beans, tomatoes, cukes and pepers which are just now coming on.

Is there anything organic to use on the grasshoppers, besides chickens, which do love em! And if I pull the plants that have bolted, do you think it will make things worse or better? I would love to try a fall lettuce crop but I am out of room, unless I pull something, and am sure that I would need screens

Mrs. K, I feel your pain. Grasshoppers have destroyed many of my veggie/herbs this year. From posting here and doing other reading it sounds like there is a product called NOLO. But, I think it works best in early spring. I know you want to target the breeding beds, but not sure how you know where those are. I've also tried sprinkling DE on and around the affected plants. I think it helped a little. Good luck!!

I don't have a solution for grasshoppers, I have them too and the kids and I hand pick them but we aren't keeping up very well. I'm thinking maybe the shop vac....

If you cut the bolted lettuce down, it will often resprout if you keep it watered (at least mine does, up to three times). In the alternative, plant new lettuce in the shade of the bolted lettuce and then cut it down after the new lettuce sprouts and it's later in the summer and (maybe) cooler.

Great Idea on the lettuce. I always cut it when we are harvesting it, but with the heat eventually it gets bitter. Will try the whole shade idea. Thanks Mrs, K

I don't know why, but I have grasshoppers up the friggin wazoo here & have (so far) never had them touch any of my cultivated plants, although I do keep everything that doesn't require pollination under lightweight row covers, so that probably helps.

Anyway, I've heard folks have excellent results with Semaspore. Ugh - tried to post the link, but it wouldn't work. Anyway, Gardeners Supply carries it, but I'm sure you can find it other places as well.

I was thinking row covers, if they don't chew through them. The few hoppers that show up here are taken care of by my mantis and bird friends.

Grasshoppers don't show up here til late in the season, so there's not much for them to destroy. They also like drier weather and it's plenty wet here this year, maybe that's why I haven't seen one yet.

They tend to thrive in a drought.

My tomato leaves are being devoured by lime-green grasshoppers, but they are so cute, I can't bear to do anything! (Okay, it's my first time growing tomatoes, so I will probably toughen up eventually...)