Differential Grasshopper
Adults and nymphs feed on crops, grasses, and other leafy plants.
They will travel up to 10 miles a day to find food.
They are very important to the food chain as they are food for animals like fox, raccoon, opossum, squirrel, lizards, snakes, birds, turtles, bats, and even spiders and other insects.
Mating takes place over the summer - females lay up to 8 egg masses with 25 eggs each in the soil. The eggs overwinter and nymphs emerge in the spring.
Their favorite plant to eat is giant ragweed.