Mole Cricket Damage. Its adults feed on plant nectars but its. Areas with adult activity in spring are excellent indicators of where eggs were laid and where turf should be treated when nymphs hatch.
The tawny mole cricket will most commonly damage bahia and bermudagrass lawns while the short winged mole cricket favors st. A female will stay with her eggs and protect them until they hatch. Turfgrasses also differ in their susceptibility to mole cricket damage.
Nymphs mature during the summer and create maximum damage in late summer and early autumn.
But before using any product first identify the problem as mole cricket damage by using the soap flush technique. Mole crickets are able to produce up to 10 clutches of eggs with over 450 eggs in each clutch. There are a number of insecticides on the market to control mole crickets. 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.
