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Take These Steps To Control Mole Crickets
Mole crickets, so called because they look like moles, live belowground and feed on small insects, plant roots, tubers, vegetables, underground stems of grasses and earthworms found in the soil. They are cylindrical in shape and measure around 1.25 inch in length. They are generally brown in color and are covered in fine silky hair. They have paddle-shaped forelegs, which make them suited for burrowing. The legs are also very sharp to enable root cutting. Mole crickets do not bite or sting and they also do not damage fabric or paper products unlike house crickets.Mole crickets mainly cause problems to crops since they reside underground and tend to damage the root systems. Female mole crickets lay hundreds of eggs, increasing the danger to plant life if not controlled. Mole cricket eggs hatch in ten to forty days.
Though mole crickets generally stay underground, they are good fliers and are found to fly even up to 5 miles, especially during mating periods. Mole crickets are very nutritious and are a popular snack for rats, birds, foxes, armadillos and raccoon.
One method for pest control of mole crickets is to use a chemical treatment. Started early enough, this would also be effective in preventing mole crickets from entering your lawn. Maxforce Granules is an effective chemical that can be used. These are sprinkled around the yard before a rain. Mole crickets eating on these granules die at once. However, this is effective only if the mole crickets have not yet established themselves in the yard. If there are mole cricket nests already, it would require regular chemical treatment of once a month for at least 3 months. Orthene Turf WP and Talstar Granules are additional popularly used products for controlling mole crickets. These chemicals are also available in concentrated liquid form, dusts, wettable powders and aerosol forms. Acephate (Orthene), carbaryl (Sevin), chlorpyrifos (Dursban), diazinon (Diazinon, Spectracide), Malathion, or propoxur (Baygon) are other commonly used insecticides.
Some basic methods for pest control to stop mole crickets from entering the home are: stop use of bright lights outside since crickets get attracted to bright lights; seal any cracks in the around doors, windows and in the walls and floors; keep the area in and around the house dry and clean since mole crickets favor moist environments; ensure that low-growing vegetation is planted at least 12 inches away from the house; sprinkle cricket baits accessible in the market; sticky traps may be used to trap crickets, which can then be flushed down the toilet or destroyed; take the help of a good pest control company if the problem with crickets is too unmanageable.
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