Are crickets harmful?
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Figong
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All crickets are omnivorous, so yes, they can/will wreak havoc on said plants.
Bakatare666
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More dangerous to seedlings, but they will eat them, yes.
Crickets, Grasshoppers, Locusts, not good, aren't they all kinda related?
Crickets, Grasshoppers, Locusts, not good, aren't they all kinda related?
Figong
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Yup, they're all in the Orthoptera Order =)
Nutes and Nugs
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What about those big , shinny black crickets?
I see big ones near the end of summer but they're always on the ground and don't seem to cause any troubles.
My old tarantula loved them.
Figong
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Sounds to be a typical field cricket, based on the black shiny bigger ones - assuming you're in the United States, that is.
Nutes and Nugs
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I think you're right - field cricket.
Yes I'm in the states.
I never saw these crickets attacking my outdoor garden but still are omnivorous as stated.
Figong
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The field and mole crickets are 2 of the nastiest that exist in terms of outdoor gardens.. mole is easier to fix though, if you have a mole cricket infestation or suspect you do, go a few tsp of dish washing liquid to a gallon of water, and water your plants with that after you pre-soak the ground a bit.. mole crickets will drown and float to the top. They do damage like root aphids, as I'm sure you can guess.
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