Who's making these little mounds in my yard?

[35remington]

They pop up all over the place, especially after it rains. When I scrape off the top, there is a hole about the size of a worm. With a little Google searching, I'm getting answers that are all over the place.

[sportsman]

I have the same thing. I usually see some kind of dung beetle close by rolling the dogs poo.

[35remington]

I don't think it's beetles and we don't have dogs.

[catslayer]

Some kind of ground beetle thst starts as a grub

[Ironman]

Cicada killer wasp?

[Humper]

Earth worm castings

[Bullseye07]

Kinda look like worm holes. Do you usually see them after a rain?

[Sackett]

That's from a Henfer.

[tradtiger]

Earth worm castings

Bingo. And it's a good thing. They keep the soil conditioned.

[Smithwr]

Earth worms.

[35remington]

Interesting. I didn't want to influence the replies with my opinion, but I had decided it was crickets. Looks like the consensus is worms, which I would be thankful for.

Guess I'll have to set up a camera and see who's doing the digging.

[fishingsetx]

I bet its mole crickets. do you have little tunnel mounds in bare dirt elsewhere in the yard?





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[Jen-Man]

Earth worm castings

That's my vote too.

[Smithwr]

Interesting. I didn't want to influence the replies with my opinion, but I had decided it was crickets. Looks like the consensus is worms, which I would be thankful for.

Guess I'll have to set up a camera and see who's doing the digging.

Back in my pest control days I sent an exact pic of what you have to a phd entomologist and he replied that it was earthworms. He was an aggie so take it for what its worth

[Todd-ty729]

Definitely earthworms

It is actually a good thing for the soil.