Colorado farmers battled biblical grasshopper plagues in 1876

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 1,134

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The specimen arrived in the offices of the Las Animas Leader in a glass bottle in late March 1876, courtesy of a local rancher: a grasshopper, about one inch in length, its wings not yet fully grown.

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