Safflower XVI-2

Grasshoppers

Gary L. Hein

Grasshopper.

Late season damage will be directed at the heads or seeds (grasshoppers). Safflower is not a highly preferred host for grasshoppers, but they will move into safflower if other feeding options are sparse. This is most likely to occur later in the season when warm and dry conditions have dried down most other feeding options. Grasshoppers will feed on leaves, but most damage will result from their direct feeding on the heads and seeds. No insecticides are labeled on safflower that would be effective at controlling grasshoppers.

Categories: Safflower, Grasshoppers, Insects

Date: 04/19/2006