Mike those grasshoppers are poison to animals....and I really suggest you do not eat them. I have them here and killed atleast 20 babies today. You have to step on them. Atleast I do. I use my hand to throw them into the driveway where I can see them and step on them. They get huge and did a huge number on my Amaryllis bulbs. They love Amaryllis and will devour the bulb.
I got into fire ants and have bites all over my ankle and my thigh. They are itching me to death tonight. I hate them too.
I lost 2 of my double purple adendiums and 1 plumeria over the winter. I guess it could have been worse.
