Color: Straw color with 3 dark bands on the head.
Size: ¾-inch (18 mm).
House Cricket: The house and Filed Cricket commonly invade homes. Hide during day the day in warm and dark places.
Field Cricket: Prefer to live outdoors. They move inside when grasses dry up or environmental conditions outdoors become unfavorable.
Camel Cricket: Live damp and dark basement that have partial dirt floor.
Crickets generally live and breed outdoors and invade buildings searching for food, moisture, or shelter. The adults are attracted to bright lights on buildings and may fly to homes and other buildings by the dozens or even hundreds (in mid- to late summer). Once near the building, crickets will crawl through any crack or hole that allows them access inside. These insects have been known to feed on and damage clothing, usually items that are soiled and awaiting laundering. Camel crickets do live and breed indoors, usually in a crawl space, cellar or basement. They occasionally wander up into the living areas of the home where their quick jumping ability can startle the unwary person. Camel crickets may also invade homes from wood piles and similar areas outside.
House Cricket: They are omnivorous, eating or drinking almost anything that is available. In house hold they may chew on or damage silk, woolens, paper, fruits, and vegetables.
Field Cricket: Feed on soft plant parts.
- Annoying noise and migration in large numbers into buildings.
- Can cause damage to some fabrics, such as linens, rayon and furs. They will attack paper, all kinds of foods and even rubber.
- Problems with crickets can be lessened by turning off lights during periods when crickets are numerous, as filed cricket s are often attracted to lighted areas at night.
- Satisfactory control of crickets frequently involves treating both inside and outside the structure, as well as removing breeding and feeding sites outdoors and using tight fitting screens and doors. Any opening to the building near ground level should be properly sealed.
- Improve crawl space ventilation to make the subspace less attractive to camel crickets.
- Store firewood away from the home and off the ground.
- Dispose of piles of lumber or store such items off the ground.
- Clean up piles of leaf litter and clean up any debris that could provide shelter.
- Raise garbage cans off the ground if practical.
- Trash and dumpsters should be placed as far from the building as possible.
Manufacturer Recommended Products And Treatment For Crickets Control
Pests need food, water, and shelter. Often the problem may be solved just by removing these key items. Before even thinking about chemical pest control, it is important to be aware of
Conducive Condition | Recommendation | |
1 | Tree branches on house | Keep tree branches away from house to reduce pest access |
2 | Firewood next to foundation | Keep firewood away from house to reduce pest harborage |
3 | Debris on crawlspace/next to foundation | Remove wood debris to reduce termite ha rborage area |
4 | Excessive plant cover, stump, etc. | Providing spacing between plant cover and structure |
5 | Soil above the foundation Ii ne | Keep soil below top of foundation to reduce harbo rage areas |
6 | Wood-to-ground contact | Keep soil from touching wood to eliminate termite access |
7 | Debris on roof/full gutter | Keep gutter & roof free of debris to reduce insect harborage |
8 | Standi ng water near/under structure | Eliminate standing water to reduce pest harbo rage |
9 | Mo isture problem under structure | Increase ventilation to reduce pest harbo rage area |
10 | Openi ngs at plumbi ng & electronics | Seal opening to reduce pest access |
11 | Excessive gaps at windows/doors | Seal gaps to reduce pest access |
12 | Lea ky plumb ing fixtures | Repair to reduce moisture for pests |
13 | Keep garbage cans covered | Covered to reduce attraction of insects of vertebrate pests |
14 | Mo isture damage wood | Repair rotten or damaged wood to reduce insect harborage |
15 | Grocery bags stored improperly | Seal paper sacks in containers to reduce i nsect ha rborage areas |
16 | Pet food unsealed or left out | Keep pet food in sealed containers and unavailable to pests |
17 | Excessive storage conditions | Keep storage areas uncluttered and manageable |
18 | Debris below kick plates | Remove kick plates to reduce rodent harborage |
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