She could quickly buy some guinea fowl or peacocks, or try spraying Nosema locustae in a bait. Tell her to find www.planetnatural.com and look for Semaspore (contains Nosema locustae). They're based in Bozeman, Montana, so should recognize the necessity for speed, since that product works best on small grasshoppers. Margaret L >A correspondent in Saskatchewan is right now being invaded by >baby grasshoppers, about a half inch long. > >Is there anything which she can do to discourage them? She is >in a panic situation... > >Penny, NY