Are mole crickets poisonous?

Mole crickets are indeed poisonous, but the venom they contain is relatively small. If you want to use it for medication or to treat certain diseases, it is recommended to do so under the guidance of a professional doctor to avoid other adverse effects on the body as much as possible. Because many people easily experience abdominal pain, vomiting or skin allergies after using it. Only scientific use can help reduce swelling, detoxify, and act as a diuretic to treat edema.

Mole crickets do contain a small amount of toxins, so if you need to use mole crickets, it is best to do so under the guidance of a professional doctor to avoid affecting your health. In fact, this is true for any medicine. It is best not to use it at will, otherwise it will have bad consequences.

1. Mole crickets contain a small amount of toxins

Mole crickets are slightly poisonous, so if your body does not need the effects of this medicine for treatment, try not to eat them. The reaction after eating varies from person to person, and there may also be adverse reactions, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, or skin allergies, etc. Mole crickets do not detoxify, but they mainly act as a diuretic and swelling reducer to treat edema.

2. Economic value of mole crickets

Mole crickets live underground, eat newly sown seeds, and bite the roots of crops, causing great damage to crop seedlings. They are important underground pests. They usually live underground and are active below the surface at night and in the early morning. They burrow into the soil, forming tunnels that separate the young roots of crops from the soil and cause them to wither and die due to dehydration. Mole crickets have a complex diet and harm grains, vegetables and seedlings. African mole crickets also harm rice in the south. The Formosan mole cricket harms sugarcane in Taiwan. According to foreign records, some species also feed on other soil-dwelling animals. Such as grubs, earthworms, etc. In summer, collect mole crickets, dry them in the shade, separate them into heads, abdomens and tails, roast them and store them. To treat edema in the upper body, use seven heads and grind them into powder; to treat edema in the middle body, use seven abdomens and grind them into powder; to treat edema in the lower body, use seven tails and grind them into powder. Take it before meals with wine.

Mole crickets can help with diuresis and reduce swelling, treat edema, and have high economic value. Therefore, we should pay more attention to the knowledge and understanding of mole crickets, and maximize their beneficial value. However, we also need to be careful not to use them blindly, because mole crickets are slightly poisonous. If they are not used as medicine correctly, adverse reactions such as poisoning may occur.