Grasshoppers in Waco

Dallas Morning News
July 24, 1887

WACO, Tex. July 23 -- Thousands of grasshoppers were found on the streets this morning. Where the "hoppers" came from is a puzzle to everyone. They were more numerous around the electric light towers, but large numbers were to be found in every part of town. The pests are different from the species which infested this country in years gone by, by being at least three times as large as the Kansas variety, the former visitors.