Harmful Effects of Tawny mole cricket

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Tawny mole cricket

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Harmful Effects of Tawny mole cricket

Neoscapteriscus vicinus

A species of Neoscapteriscus, Also known as Puerto Rican mole cricket

Tawny mole cricket may cause mild to severe damage to plants by chewing on roots and stems, leading to weakened or dead young plants. Severe infestations can result in significant root loss, thinning lawns, and death of garden plants.

What Type of Pest Is Tawny mole cricket?

Garden and Landscape Pest

Garden and Landscape Pest

Damage Stage

Adults, Nymphs

Host Plants

Lawn Grass, Ornamental Vegetable, Ornamental

Host Plants Organs

Roots, Stems, Leaves

Damage Ways

Chew Plant Tissues

Damage Reason

Feeding

Damage Level

Mild to Severe

Tawny mole cricket can cause mild to severe damages to a variety of plants, including lawn grasses and ornamentals. Adults and nymphs chew on roots and stems, weakening and possibly killing young plants. A severe infestation can lead to significant root loss, visibly thinning lawns, and the death of garden plants.

More Insects that are Similar to Tawny mole cricket

Northern Mole Cricket

Northern Mole Cricket

The northern Mole Cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) is a unique cricket that spends its life living and raising its young underground. It does this by having front feet that look similar to what you would expect from a mole. It is considered a pest that can destroy the lawns of areas they invade.

Southern mole cricket

Southern mole cricket

The southern mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus borellii) is identified with its brown to a somewhat pink color palette. It also has four pale spots on its body. Contrary to some crickets, this one is primarily carnivorous. Otherwise, it is differentiated from the Northern mole cricket with a higher-pitched, faster chirp.

European mole cricket

European mole cricket

With formidable front limbs adapted for burrowing, european mole cricket vanishes beneath the earth, navigating subterranean realms with ease. This creature, equipped with sensitive auditory organs, detects even the subtlest vibrations, foreshadowing its predatory success. Omnivorous by nature, it favors a diet laced with plant material and invertebrates. As night's shroud descends, it emerges to weave through the moonlit tapestry of grasses, ever in search of sustenance.

Australian mole cricket

Australian mole cricket

Gryllotalpa australis is a right-winged insect from the cricket family (Gryllotalpidae). The scientific name of this species was first validly published in 1842 by Erichson.

Oriental mole cricket

Oriental mole cricket

Gryllotalpa orientalis is a species of mole cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae, commonly known as the oriental mole cricket. It is found in much of Asia and Australasia. At one time, this species was misidentified as G. africana and thought to have a widespread distribution in both Africa and Asia, but in the 1980s, G. orientalis was recognised as a separate species. It is a polyphagous pest, damaging crops by gnawing their roots.

African mole cricket

African mole cricket

Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe.

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