Feeding occurs primarily at night in the upper 1 inch of the soil. Mole crickets also forage on the soil surface when night temperatures are warm and the soil is moist. Activity increases in the spring and adults fly and mate. Female mole crickets lay eggs in chambers beneath the soil surface in spring and early summer. The eggs begin hatching during May and early June.
Nymphs feed and develop during the summer.
There is one generation a year, although egg laying and hatching may be spread out over several weeks. Nymph damage to grass is usually obvious by mid- to late July. By this time the nymphs are large enough to cause noticeable feeding and tunneling damage. Many mole crickets reach maturity by fall and fly again. However, mating is not known to occur during the late season.