EVERETT, Wash. – We’ve dealt with giant hornets, massive moths, and now: a large grasshopper with striped eyes.
The state Department of Agriculture is asking residents near Everett to be on the lookout for invasive Egyptian grasshoppers.
One was spotted in Everett, and department entomologist Sven Spichiger tells KIRO they hope the public can help determine whether there is an established population here.
The grasshoppers are about three inches long, are olive, gray or brown in color and have distinctive black striped eyes.
They feed on leaves and could be a threat to crops, orchards and vineyards.