Swarms of Mormon crickets wreak havoc — taking over roads, homes: ‘You can’t even open up the door’

Swarms of Mormon crickets wreak havoc — taking over roads, homes: ‘You can’t even open up the door’

There is a lot to chirp about in Nevada
Swarms of Mormon crickets are wreaking havoc in northern Nevada, massing over fields, roads, homes and storefronts.

Gary Doherty, of Spring Creek, NV, told ABC4 the side of his house was completely covered in the bugs and he spent an hour trying to clear them, to no avail.

“It is freaky. It is nerve-racking,” he told the outlet of the critters, which can grow up to 2 inches long.

“You couldn’t even open up the door or else you’d be flooded with crickets.”
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