Technical Name: Teleogryllus commodus
General:
Crickets are noctural hiding in cracks in the soil during the day. Crickets are selective feeders feeding outwards from their hiding place preferring pasture grasses. The late nymphal stages and adults cause the most pasture damage. The young nymphs look like miniature adults but have a white band across their body.
Identification:
Can be identified Pastures by characteristic bare patches associated with soil cracks. Damage on lighter soils is often harder to see as seeds and seedlings eaten by crickets are often covered by pasture – but if the bare earth is revealed when the pasture is pushed away by hand cricket feeding may be seen.