Have you ever wondered what it was like in Walnut Grove after the grasshoppers fell for the shimmering cloud? Well, you can take a look at a modern day attack. It’s the worst invasion of grasshoppers in Australia in 30 years.
This will give you a better idea of what Walnut Grove and a lot of the Midwest looked like in the 1870s. Check out a selection of news reports on it below.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/30/2859884.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/17/2848176.htm?section=justin
Sarah S. Uthoff, http://trundlebedtales.wordpress.com
Looks like grasshoppers are expected here in the States, too: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/swarms_of_grasshoppers_predict.html