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Common and scientific names: Rangeland Mormon Cricket (Anabrus simplex)
Pest description and crop damage Flightless, heavy-bodied crickets that feed on many range plants as well as on small grains and alfalfa. They migrate from pastures into crop fields during outbreak years.
Management – chemical controls
- carbaryl bait (2%). PHI 14 days. Apply by ground when migrations occur.
- malathion ULV at 8 fl oz/a. PHI zero days. Apply by air when hatch is complete. Do not apply if rain is imminent. Most effective at air temperature above 70oF.
- Dimilin 2 L. OR, WA, ID 24c. Use on rangeland, field borders, fence rows, roadsides, farmsteads, and CRP lands. Must be applied to early stages (second to third instars.) Not to exceed 1 fl oz/a per year.
Source: 2002 Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook.
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Updated May 16, 2002-jn