Nymphs resemble small, wingless adults

Red-legged grasshoppers are common on soybeans.

Grasshopper nymphs are common in soybean fields

Grasshoppers can eat 3 to 4 inches down into the ear, destroying many rows of kernels.

Grasshoppers can seriously damage corn by eating leaves and ears.

Egg pods are oval to elongate and often curved.

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