Decision Support Software for Rangeland Grasshopper Management

Grasshopper management support software to aid decision-making when managing grasshopper infestations on rangeland.

Hopper 4.0

Hopper 4.0 can be used to help determine the best course of action when dealing with grasshopper outbreaks on rangeland. Users should compare recommended treatments with other options developed since the program was written, such as RAATs and Dimilin. Not all treatment options listed in Hopper are currently registered for use on rangeland. Where trade names are used, no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is made by USDA. Hopper 4.0 is a DOS based program and may not run on all Windows 2000 machines. View the User's Guide

CARMA is a Windows®-based program that produces advice about the most economical responses to Wyoming grasshopper infestations on rangeland. CARMA does this by predicting the proportion of available forage that will be consumed by grasshoppers and estimating the economic returns of various treatment options, including newly developed RAATs and Dimilin treatments.