A Utah lawmaker wants to change the common scientific name of the Mormon cricket, citing the LDS Church's stance against ...

The Anabrus simplex doesn’t know it is the subject of new legislation. Neither does the insect know that some consider its ...

Mormon crickets are once again creating chaos in Nevada, where officials said they caused multiple crashes on an interstate highway over the weekend. The pesky creatures resemble fat grasshoppers ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Millions of Mormon crickets are invading homes and destroying crops in northern Nevada. Residents and officials are beating them back with chemicals, vacuums ...

The annual session of the state Legislature is well underway now. You can feel the stupidity in the air. It’s too early in the game to start seeing the real horse-trading and corruption going on. They ...

Thousands of red insects known as Mormon crickets have invaded Elko, Nev. Experts said the bugs won’t stay long because they are migrating, but the infestation has caused chaos. Image ...

U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez found that APHIS violated the law by focusing only on spraying insecticides to suppress grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, and that the agency “ignores any pest ...

Sure, the Mormon cricket is just an insect, but that name, frankly, just bugs the heck out of a Utah lawmaker. And he wants to change it. Well, for one, the flightless bug known for its voracious ...