Brandon Parker said: I'm in South Fl and am dealing with mole crickets everywhere. Is everyone else down here dealing with this.
This is going to be a horror show year for mole crickets in South Florida because it has been so warm. It is going to be impossible to get a very well timed pesticide application at the top of a hatchling stage. I think I will spray Talstar S with Orthene when we do our shot at hatchlings because I expect to have a wider range of the life cycle showing at that time, probably later this month or early next month.
The ones you are seeing now are probably adults who will be laying eggs soon. They will die after that, but the more of the adults you can kill now the better. Probably evening sprays of acephate with full moons and irrigation off will help. I have seen superintendents do wonders with cheaper baits, but they must have some mojo I don't because that has not been my experience.
Otherwise, Choice will chase damage out of treated areas. If you can treat everything that is great. If not, Katy bar the door in areas adjacent to the treated areas.