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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...