Early feeding results in shot-holes in the leaves of sugarbeet seedlings. Heavy infestations may result in leaf and petiole loss which may make replanting necessary. Cultural practices, such as plowing, disking, and harrowing, can destroy grasshopper eggs in the soil and thus reduce grasshopper populations. The grasshopper also have many natural enemies that assist in regulating their populations. The larvae of a tachinid fly, a bee fly, and a sarcophagid fly are parasites.
Some ground beetles feed on grasshopper nymphs and eggs.
Other predators include a robber fly and birds. Disease organisms, such as the fungal pathogen, Entomophthora grylli , also contribute to reducing grasshopper populations. However, natural enemies may not prevent grasshopper from causing economic damage to the sugarbeet crop. Consequently, insecticides labeled for grasshopper control in sugarbeet, such as Asana XL, Lorsban 4E, and Diazonon AG 500, are recommended for controlling grasshopper whenever 20 or more adults per square yard are found in field margins or 8 to 14 adults per square yard are present in the crop.