Mole cricket
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Mole crickets are fossorial insects belonging to the order Orthoptera and family Gryllotalpidae, spending most of their life underground. [1] Mole crickets encompass seven genera and contain about 100 species worldwide. [2] Their specialized forelegs allow them to dig and construct burrows in the soil. Their burrows are carefully constructed and serve a variety of purposes. [1]
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Orthoptera |
| Family | Gryllotalpidae |
Habitat and Distribution
Mole crickets live most of their life in the soil. Various species of mole crickets can be found on every continent except Antarctica. They can be found in any location with moist, loose soil. [5] However, they show a preference for sandy soil.
Diet & Behavior
Life Cycle
Pest Control
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Endo, Chihiro. “The Underground Life of the Oriental Mole Cricket: An Analysis of Burrow Morphology.” Journal of Zoology 273, no. 4 (2007): 414–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00345.x.
- ↑ Ingrisch, Sigfrid, and D.C.F. Rentz. “Orthoptera: Grasshoppers, Locusts, Katydids, Crickets.” Essay. In Encyclopedia of Insects, Seconded., 732–43. Academic Press, 2009.
- ↑ “Mole Cricket Control in Lawns and Turf.” ngturf.com, April 2022. https://ngturf.com/mole-cricket-control-in-lawns-and-turf/.
- ↑ “Gryllotalpidae.” itis.gov, n.d. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102369#null.
- ↑ Mole Cricket. azanimals.com. (2021). Retrieved from https://a-z-animals.com/animals/mole-cricket/