Getting Rid of Crickets

By

lyonpridej

What? Who said anything about moving anywhere?

By

merry50

The Chinese believe it is very very bad luck to kill a cricket. Why did you move there if you don't like the wildlife?

By

lyonpridej

We had the same problem this summer. They were all over the place this year. All over outside, so loud they would wake us up. Then they started getting in the house too! It was driving us crazy, it was like camping outside in a loud field!It was just getting worse & worse.

We had this problem a few years ago & got 'cricket bait' granules at Walmart, but I couldn't find anything anywhere. Finally, at Ace Hardware I found "Terro Multi-Purpose Insect Bait". It is long lasting, weather resistant & works on ants, cockroaches, crickets, earwigs, silverfish, slugs & snails. The stuff I found was in a 3lb shaker can with a handle so you could hold it at the top & shake the granules out of the bottom.

I went around the entire outside perimeter of the house shaking the stuff against the base of the house. I also took a plastic spoon & tossed a few granules near the doors & behind the bookcase in the room where we were getting them(our bedroom!) & kept the door shut so the cat wouldn't get in there. Literally within 24 hours the sound of singing crickets was nearly gone! We found only 1 dead cricket, but within the week, we achieved peace again & so far it's been about a month & it's stayed that way!

If you have pets that like to catch & eat crickets, be very careful as this is not supposed to be used indoors & they could catch a poisoned cricket.

By

Jilson

Short of poisoning the heck out of your back yard, (and what an ecological disaster, not to mention the potential harm to you, kids, pets, beneficial insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians....), I am not sure there is much you can do to discourage them outdoors. If you have any heavily mulched or untrimmed areas that might be harboring them, you could try to trim or use a stone mulch there. (Eliminate food sources and hiding places.) Good luck.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to rid my backyard and garage of a cricket infestation that has invaded? I have pets, children and a swimming pool, so I would like to avoid any harsh chemicals or bug killers.

Hardiness Zone: 10a

Thank you!

Jennifer from California

RE: Getting Rid of Crickets

There is a bug spray that hubby buys at the hardware store. He sprays the perimeter around the house and it does cut down on them.

Check, but I don't think it harms pets. (09/13/2006)

By Syd

I am lucky to have a source from the local race track for straw that has been in the stalls, and enriched by the horses for mulching my garden.

I am lucky to have a source from the local race track for straw that has been in the stalls, and enriched by the horses for mulching my garden.