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A Historical Look at Rangeland Grasshoppers and the Value of Grasshopper Control Programs
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Pfadt, Robert E. Hardy, Don M. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | In settling the western prairies, pioneers faced many adverse conditions: disease, hostile Indians, isolation, droughts, floods, prairie fires, and grasshoppers. Historian Harold E. Briggs (1934) concluded that periodic attacks of grasshoppers were probably the most disastrous of the obstacles that beset the pioneer farmers of Dakota Territory. During their first years, settlers broke only a few acres with oxen and planted these to vegetables, corn, and wheat. The crops were raised mainly for home consumption, as transportation and local markets were lacking. Destruction of crops and forage by grasshopper swarms left families without food for themselves and feed for their livestock. General Alfred Sully, encamped between the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers during the summer of 1864 reported, "The only thing spoken about here is the grasshopper. They are awful. They actually have eaten holes in my wagon covers and in the tarpaulins that cover my stores." Book Name: Integrated Pest Management on Rangeland |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2018-0-90160-9&isbn=9780429043673&doi=10.1201/9780429043673-12&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 195 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 183 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780429043673-12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2019-04-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Integrated Pest Management On Rangeland History Droughts Grasshoppers Briggs Alfred Prairies Hostile Disastrous |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
