Mole Cricket
A burrowing lawn pest that tunnels through soil, damaging roots and leaving surface trails across the yard.
A burrowing lawn pest that tunnels through soil, damaging roots and leaving surface trails across the yard.
You'll usually notice mole crickets by the tunneling they leave behind rather than the insect itself. One type feeds directly on grass roots and shoots, while the other tunnels through soil and disturbs turf that way. Either way, the telltale sign is raised, winding tunnels across the lawn surface.
Young mole crickets are smallest and most treatable from June into early July in our area.
Affects home lawns, especially bermuda grass.
A caterpillar that chews grass blades near the soil surface, leaving ragged brown patches in the lawn.
Slimy mollusks that chew ragged holes in grass and leaves, especially in damp, shady, thatchy spots.
A turf pest whose larvae tunnel into grass stems and roots, leaving dead patches that look like drought or grub damage.
A tiny mite that stresses zoysiagrass, causing tufted, stunted growth. Mostly a cosmetic issue that worsens with drought.