Crickets

Ahh…the sound of crickets at night. In the quiet evening, the sound of crickets is like the music of peace and serenity. It brings a calming feeling of tranquility during the spring and summer nights. But if these crickets are inside your home making these noises by your bedside, they are not so lovely and sweet anymore. Finding them chirping or lurking on your stairs or behind your couch is just gross. They are welcome to chirp their hardest near your porch swing, adding to the evening’s reverie, but inside your home, they just become a nightmare. When crickets are infesting your home, getting rid of them is difficult, you definitely need professional pest control.

 

Signs of an Investation

Signs of a cricket infestation are pretty obvious as you will see the crickets everywhere and hear their chirping. Crickets love warm, moist environments and typically chirp louder and faster when the temperature is warmest. Female crickets lay 5-10 eggs per day for 100 days of their life. If you have cricket infestations and are laying eggs on your carpet, the infestation can get out of control really quickly. Just one female can lay up to 1,000 eggs in roughly 3 months so if you have more than 1 female cricket, you could have a very big problem quickly. You can reduce these numbers by frequent vacuuming to remove the eggs and also avoid areas where moisture builds up. If the number of crickets in your yard is growing out of control, the chances of them coming inside escalate dramatically. In order to control the number of crickets in your home, you need to also control them around your yard.

 

  • Crickets typically prefer to live outside, but homeowners dealing with crickets tend to have exactly the right conditions in the home to draw the pests indoors such as:|

    Bright outdoor lights

    Moisture in homes

    Poorly sealed gaps

  • If crickets get inside, they are more of a nuisance than a serious problem. These pests are nocturnal and chirp to each other throughout the night, creating conditions that are poorly suited for a good night’s sleep.

    They are a destructive presence in agricultural communities, as they feed on crops and seedlings at night. They infest in large numbers and some species may feed on fabrics and can ruin clothes.