Mole Cricket Damage. They are present in many parts of the world and where they have arrived in new regions may become. Mole crickets are members of the insect family gryllotalpidae in the order orthoptera grasshoppers locusts and crickets.
Mole cricket damage includes tunneling which causes grass to dry out and feeding on the roots which causes grass to die. They are present in many parts of the world and where they have arrived in new regions may become. Preventing mole cricket damage requires hitting the highly destructive nymphs before the prime time for treatment has passed and before damage can be seen.
Northern mole crickets are native to the united states and are not considered an important pest of turfgrass as there are sufficient natural enemies limiting its numbers.
Mole crickets are able to produce up to 10 clutches of eggs with over 450 eggs in each clutch. Each mole cricket species has a preferred food source. The insects themselves are about 1 2 inches long when mature and can vary in color from dark brown to tan. Mole crickets are cylindrical bodied insects about 3 5 cm 1 2 2 0 in long as adults with small eyes and shovel like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing.
