Mole Cricket

About Mole Cricket

Mole crickets are tan to brown insects with cylindrical bodies and large, spade-like front legs adapted for digging. They cause damage by tunneling through soil, uprooting grass roots and creating unsightly mounds in lawns, particularly in Middle Tennessee areas like Franklin and Brentwood. Homeowners should monitor for irregular turf patches and consider professional treatment to protect healthy lawn growth.

Mole Cricket is a turf pest commonly found in Middle Tennessee, including Columbia, Thompson's Station, Spring Hill, and the surrounding areas. This entry is part of our Turf Pests identification guide.

As lawn care and treatment specialists, we encounter Mole Cricket regularly when servicing properties across the region. Proper identification is the first step toward effective pest management that protects both your turf and your landscape plantings.