Swarms of Mormon crickets are wreaking havoc in northern Nevada, massing over fields, roads, homes and storefronts. Gary Doherty, of Spring Creek, NV, told ABC4 the side of his house was completely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The guts of runover Mormon crickets and rain are a treacherous combination. Over the weekend, officials ...

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MURPHY, Idaho - An unwanted seasonal visitor is back in Southwest Idaho. The town of Murphy is being overrun by Mormon crickets. On Wednesday, a KTVB crew in town for another story spotted the ...

Mormon crickets are once again creating chaos in Nevada, where officials said they caused multiple crashes on an interstate highway over the weekend. The pesky creatures resemble fat grasshoppers and ...

HOLDEN, Millard County — Imagine driving down the road and hearing what sounds like a bowl of popcorn under your tires. Except it's not popcorn. It's bugs. Thousands of them. In the small town of ...

While cicadas invade much of the eastern United States, swarms of crickets are taking over towns in the West. Some roads in Idaho have been so covered with crickets that maintenance crews had to bring ...

Mormon crickets cover the ground in parts of Nevada. The infestation has been an annual occurrence the last few years. Getty Images/iStockphoto Foul-smelling Mormon crickets blanket the ground in ...

Sure, the Mormon cricket is just an insect, but that name, frankly, just bugs the heck out of a Utah lawmaker. And he wants to change it. Well, for one, the flightless bug known for its voracious ...

Authorities in Nevada are warning drivers to be cautious after Mormon cricket “sludge” caused several crashes over the weekend. The icky combination of recent rain and mashed Mormon crickets run over ...