MORMON CRICKETS ON THE MARCH: They're Hatching Early, They're Hungry and They're Invading Farm Fields

MORMON CRICKETS ON THE MARCH: They're hatching early, they're hungry and they're invading farm fields

If the drought isn’t enough, Mormon crickets are starting to show up early in Utah.

Mormon crickets make an early appearance in warm, dry Utah

A Mormon cricket is pictured. (Photo by Mikheili Kochiashvili/Getty Images)If the drought isn’t enough, Mormon crickets are starting to show up early in Utah.  The insects are native to the Beehive State and the Intermountain West, but in big numbers they threaten crops, wildlife, cattle grazing and even highway safety when they swarm the roads.  The pests are something of a mascot for drought, and this year’s dry winter and warm spring created …