Southern Mole Cricket

Scapteriscus acletus

southern mole cricket

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Symptoms:
Large, chocolate brown insects (about 1 1/2 inch long) with enlarged front legs. Mole crickets burrow near the surface of the soil, eating roots and stems of most types of plants.

Control:
Consult the Vegetable IPM Web Site for recommended controls of this pest.

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