Windmill Fronds Eaten Alive!

[Ponds & Palms]

Found this guy (massive grasshopper) munching away at some windmill fronds at my inlaws house!  He did surprisingly quite a lot of damage on a 3-4 ft. tree.  Check your fronds, just posting this to say keep an eye out, I live in North Carolina.

[Pal Meir]

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[Jungle Jas.]

Nice picture, you must have very aggressive grasshoppers in comparison to the ones in my Country. They never touch palms here.

[SailorBold]

Fortunately I haven't encountered problem grasshoppers this year.  They typically go after my Washingtonia. 

 

How did you eradicate the problem?  If I see them I fastball them onto the concrete driveway.. does the job.

[Las Palmas Norte]

I haven't seen a big infestation of grasshoppers since the mid 70's around here. We get some every year and I never see damage from them. I wish they'd concentrate their efforts on eating any weeds that pop up. Here's a small one on one of my Cordyline australis.

Cheers, Barrie.

 

 

[sashaeffer]

I had one munched on severely last year as well. One furthest from the house and hardest to see so didn't notice it for a while. I've already started to spray it this year with insecticide to keep them at bay so we'll see.

[smithgn]

The grasshoppers here feed mostly on my washingtonias and I have a cordy australis that they munch on a little bit as well. The neighbors have probably had many laughs of me chasing and swinging violently at these guys when I spot them. They consume a good bit for their size.

[PalmTreeDude]

Them darn grasshoppers!!!

[Jamesasb]

I have a (JxB)x B.eriospatha (7 leaves) that I grew from seed and a grasshopper has eaten it entirely ......

[PalmTreeDude]

4 hours ago, Jamesasb said:

I have a (JxB)x B.eriospatha (7 leaves) that I grew from seed and a grasshopper has eaten it entirely ......

Dang! I am sorry to hear that. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

11 hours ago, Jamesasb said:

I have a (JxB)x B.eriospatha (7 leaves) that I grew from seed and a grasshopper has eaten it entirely ......

Yikes!

[palmsrgreat]

Talstar and Sevin XL work for me and yes they can destroy things very quickly. 

[GottmitAlex]

Will Neem oil do the job? 

[Dave-Vero]

Eastern lubber grasshopper,  Romalea guttata.  It's extremely destructive.   Unlike most insects, it eats all sorts of plants.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Great pic Dave. Hopefully you don't get em around your place.

Cheers, Barrie.