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Author Garden: Ewww Ugly Mole Cricket????? catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       OMG I just found the biggest most gosh ugly lookin insect. I smooched it....found out it was a mole cricket. http://www.uglybug.org/bug98/images/OU/OU25.jpg http://www.uglybug.org/index98.shtml http://www.pestproducts.com/molecrickets.htm It says it kills Burmuda. I have a dilema... ...do I spray for these guys or do I let them eat the icky Burmuda?????? Do they eat anything else besides Burmuda? I have Fescue will they eat that as well? Want the fescue and other plants....don't want the Burmuda. HELP!!!!!!! Resistant to Sevin and Diazinon which I have spread before. Have you heard of the products mentioned on the site above and which did you find worked better. Ewwwww they are soooo ugly. Guess they are known for their huge bite as well. Catlover * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       It may be a Jerusalem Cricket. http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/orthop.htm#jerusalem This looks more like it. Ewwwwww What do I do???? Catlover * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 loz guest posted                 I have no idea what you should do, but all I can say is that is one ugly looking bug... I jump a half a mile when I see a regular cricket...I think they are so ugly....remind me of roaches for some reason....good luck!!! I hope someone can give you some good info..... Seeded: 63.49.143.147 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       How big are they actually??? If they were microscopic and only ate grass, I'd say get 'em!!! Some preditors die when their food source is gone....??? Does it say anything like that?? Weezie P.S. They are butt ugly!!! * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.84.81 mom54 Heaven's Gardener Member # 20 posted                       I was bothered by mole crickets.(They ARE ugly)What I did was use some Dawn detergent mixed in a bucket of water, About 1/2 cup Dawn to a couple of gallons of water. Mix it so you get suds. If you look around your yard, you should see mounds of dirt, just like moles make, only smaller. Pour some of the mix on the mound. If you are lucky, they will come up and die. I have tried other detergents, but Dawn seems to work the best. I was only bothered by them in early summer, so they may not be the same Mole crickets that I had, but it might be worth a shot. * * * * Plants: 215 | From: ridgeland,SC USA | Registered: Aug 2002  |  Seeded: 204.251.214.9 papito Super Gardener Member # 1346 posted                       Mole crickets have a large head and front legs like shovels. You can also drench the soil in the affected area wth beneficial nematodes if an insecticide that contains diazinon which is formulated for soil use is ineffective. * * * * Amor est vitae essentia. Love is the essence of life. Plants: 932 | From: Northern California, Zone 9b | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 198.81.26.49

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