SALT LAKE CITY — Bad news: It’s grasshopper season. But the good news is that there are ways to control them.

Gardeners often worry when grasshopper season returns because they notice that the bugs invade their plants. According to KSL Greenhouse Host Taun Beddes, they do that partly because they prefer to feed on green foliage.

Although it depends on the species, grasshoppers tend to feed on tomatoes and corn ears. Sometimes, they prefer lilacs over other shrubs.

Try grasshopper baits

If you start to see small grasshoppers, a bait can help.

“There’s a bait called Eco Bran that you can pick up from IFA (or) Steve Regan ,” Beddes said. “… Spread it in your garden area or where you see the grasshoppers coming in. They feed on it, and it kills them. And because it’s a bait, and it’s on a

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