I spent Monday evening on the grounds at Isla treating for mole crickets. Not a lot of time for reflection on Monday but still enjoyable. What's a mole cricket you ask? The best answer I can give is it's a really nasty insect. My son describes it as the spawn of the devil. Either way, mole crickets are not welcome guests on the golf course. They damage turfgrass through tunneling as well as eating the grass itself. If left untreated, mole crickets will destroy a large area of grass in very little time. Fortunately, we preventatlvely treat for mole crickets each spring which minimizes the damage throughout the year. This time of year we get adult mole crickets that fly in from elsewhere as last year's preventative application wears off. As we scout mole cricket activity, we selectively treat those areas before problems arise. Since mole crickets are primarily active at night we apply our treatments late in the day to increase the effectiveness.
This is a Mole Cricket
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