Jeff Knight, Nevada's Department of Agriculture state entomologist, told media reporters that the swarm of insects is unusual, but certainly not unprecedented, explaining that the winter rains are the reason behind the insects' migration to that area. He also assured peoplr that the grasshoppers pose no danger to humans, and there is a very low chance that they will damage any property.Knight also assured that the grasshoppers would leave the Las Vegas area and continue their migration within the next two or three weeks.Some of you have been asking about the widespread radar returns the past few nights in #Vegas. Radar analysis suggests most of these echoes are biological targets. This typically includes birds, bats, and bugs, and most likely in our case--> Grasshoppers. #VegasWeather pic.twitter.com/reQX7hJR7Y
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) July 27, 2019
What happens in Vegas, definitely can stay in Vegas! #GrasshopperInvasion pic.twitter.com/rH144Izbig
— Steve Glazier (@SteveGlazier) July 27, 2019
The footage and reports made many Las Vegas residents recall the Book of Exodus, specifically the plagues of Egypt. Travis Herzog, Chief Meteorologist at ABC13, asked: "Did anyone happen to spot Moses shouting something to Pharaoh in front of that pyramid on the Las Vegas Strip?"The grasshoppers came out to play overnight! Viewers sent in their video of grasshopper swarms from around the Las Vegas Valley Thursday night. Have you seen them in your neighborhood?WHY grasshoppers are invading the valley: https://t.co/DSSz72ZLwH pic.twitter.com/oJkLdujqNr
— FOX5 Las Vegas (@FOX5Vegas) July 26, 2019
Other Las Vegas residents looked for any possible solution, remembering grasshoppers as the villains in Walt Disney and Pixar's "A Bug's Life," when they shared pictures of the movie's heroes as the only possible comic solution to the grasshopper invasion.Did anyone happen to spot Moses shouting something to Pharaoh in front of that pyramid on the Las Vegas Strip? I see there are millions of grasshoppers in the area... #GrasshopperInvasion #GrasshopperPlagueVIDEO: https://t.co/ySfvvPZB4O pic.twitter.com/kJpwmW3vfC
— Travis Herzog (@TravisABC13) July 27, 2019
These the only one that can save Vegas #Vegas #GrasshopperInvasion pic.twitter.com/rWhcrpiu1g
— D (@Detrick_Dees) July 27, 2019