Mole cricket
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 |
Anatomy
Different species have slight variations in anatomy.
Habitat and Distribution
Mole crickets live most of their life in the soil in burrows that average about 1/2 inch in diameter. [6] 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. They can often be found within the vicinity of meadows and fields, specifically of corn and barley. [7] Mole crickets are rarely seen by people because of their underground habitat and nocturnal tendencies. [6]
Diet & Behavior
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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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 “Mole Cricket.” azanimals.com, 2021. https://a-z-animals.com/animals/mole-cricket/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 “Mole Cricket.” texasinsects.tamu.edu, n.d. http://texasinsects.tamu.edu/mole-cricket/.
- ↑ Kidd, John. “On the Anatomy of the Mole-Cricket.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 115 (1825): 203–46. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1825.0012.