pesticides

A federal judge recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scale back its use of pesticides in all western states. Environmental groups say the ruling is a big step toward protecting rangeland wildlife.

APHIS monitors grasshoppers in 17 western states, and when the agency deems there’s an outbreak - or is asked to intervene by stakeholders like the US Forest Service or adjacent land owners - it can apply a pesticide to kill the insects.

University of Wyoming researchers are studying the best way to deal with a pest problem.Randa Jabbour, University of Wyoming Associate Professor at the…