What do grasshoppers eat?
Many feed on grasses or broadleaf plants. Their chewing can remove leaf tissue; the plants eaten vary among species.
What is a grasshopper nymph?
A nymph is an immature grasshopper. It grows through a series of molts before reaching adulthood.
Why can numbers change from place to place?
Food availability and population density affect where grasshoppers feed. During outbreaks they may move from depleted hatching areas into nearby crops.
Try one observation
Observe from the edge of a path. Record the plant or ground surface where an insect lands after a jump, without chasing it.
Observe without handling or collecting. These clues are a starting point, not a confirmed identification.