Extremes of wet, dry, or hot weather drives them inside, where they do no damage but are an annoyance. Mole Crickets live in the soil and feed on grass stolens and roots. Bahia appears to be their favorite grass. They are most active at night, especially after a rain and when the temperature is above 70 degrees. The light brown adults have front legs that are short, stout, and well adapted for tunneling through the soil.
Chinch bugs are grey-black insects with short white wings.
They suck juices from plants such as grass and corn. In grass, their damage appears as a spot of patch with a brown dead center and a yellowish margin. The spots grow bigger as the chinch bugs feed outwardly on the healthy grass. Hidden in the grass sheath, chinch bugs are often difficult to find. Larvae are greenish with many black spots.