Mole Crickets Mounds. However mole cricket mounds are typically smaller in size. Do mole crickets leave mounds of dirt when the dig into your lawn.
Mole cricket damage usually occurs in warmer climates especially areas along the coast of the southeastern united states. Within lawns that are made up of sandy soil this tunneling habit can result in small bulges and thin ridges appearing across the infested lawn. A mole cricket infestation can be identified by their tunnels which push up soil and grass as well as the presence of brown and dying grass due to mole cricket feeding habits.
Do mole crickets leave mounds of dirt when the dig into your lawn.
Not only can mole crickets tunnel through the soil but the adults can also fly long distances. Insect wise we see this behavior from wasps mole crickets ground beetles and spiders. Mole crickets have one generation per year with eggs typically being laid in april and may. In fact an adult male mole cricket will sit at the entrance to his tunnel and call for adult females who fly in to find him.
