Go to homepage of Florida Entomologist on WWW for more information about this service. Incorrect identification of mole crickets in many West Indian publications during the last 100 years has caused confusion of two kinds. Second, it is unclear which species, if any, are important pests on many of the islands. Adults can fly. There are no confirmed records of its existence in the West Indies, although for decades this name was used erroneously by agricultural entomologists for S. didactylus in Puerto Rico.
Adults can fly.
Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder, an immigrant from South America, is a major pest of turfgrasses in Florida in the limited areas where it occurs. Adults cannot fly. We looked for mole crickets along banks of streams and marine estuaries. We operated an UV light trap at dusk. We examined only sites that appeared suitable for habitation by mole crickets.