Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-18 | Page 2 | War on Crickets

WAR Wn W n ON Liquid fire tire and zinc lined trenches are being n b used to o o fight crickets swarming hero here as they the sometimes do in southwestern United States Forty Fort years ears ago ngo the crickets came In 10 swarms s that carpeted car pete vast ast areas and alt all but devastated the th country They The were cro thought un Un- unconquerable Unconquerable conquerable until recently They arc are now trapped in trenches and crushed to death or burned with flame throwers where they gather In thick enough clusters