Crickets?

[triumph]

So it appears for the second year in a row I have a cricket infestation going on in my house. They appear to be your run of the mill house crickets. I've read a couple of homegrown ways of killing them basically drowning them, but I need something quick and need to kill them asap. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm about to cave in and call the pest guy.

[Amarillo]

Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl, quail, chukar, pheasant, bluebirds, songbirds, and most other birds, hedgehogs, shrews, moles, voles, bats, rats, and other mammals, aquatic turtles of all sorts, box turtles, tortoises, sailfin lizards, chameleons, fringe-toed lizards, basilisks, water dragons, anoles, and most other reptiles, frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

[The Corporate Guy]

So it appears for the second year in a row I have a cricket infestation going on in my house. They appear to be your run of the mill house crickets. I've read a couple of homegrown ways of killing them basically drowning them, but I need something quick and need to kill them asap. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm about to cave in and call the pest guy.

There appears to be a coordinated assault on my pos as well. :frown:

[Lannister]

Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl, quail, chukar, pheasant, bluebirds, songbirds, and most other birds, hedgehogs, shrews, moles, voles, bats, rats, and other mammals, aquatic turtles of all sorts, box turtles, tortoises, sailfin lizards, chameleons, fringe-toed lizards, basilisks, water dragons, anoles, and most other reptiles, frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

Get 2 of each of the above (male and female)...Then let them loose in your house.

Cricket Infestaton problem solved for this year and probably next year also...:biggrin:

[KidA]

killing crickets IN your house is bad luck.

[TakeshiX]

hahaha and here I thought when I seen the thread title someone was going to ask about the old WWII recognition crickets. lol!

[0699]

Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl, quail, chukar, pheasant, bluebirds, songbirds, and most other birds, hedgehogs, shrews, moles, voles, bats, rats, and other mammals, aquatic turtles of all sorts, box turtles, tortoises, sailfin lizards, chameleons, fringe-toed lizards, basilisks, water dragons, anoles, and most other reptiles, frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

Some of the cures sound worse than the disease... :biggrin:

[random]

Home Depot has this spray for crickets/cockroaches. Works like a charm. I can't for the life of me remember the name of it, but just ask a worker there and they should know. We sprayed it under doors and along window borders, and literally in 24 hours they were gone. I went in to a back room a few weeks later and found a cricket mass grave. I'll try to see if I can dig up an old bottle of it to get the brand.

[Ole crusty bastard]

Crickets fit on a fish hook?

[Boats]

Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl, quail, chukar, pheasant, bluebirds, songbirds, and most other birds, hedgehogs, shrews, moles, voles, bats, rats, and other mammals, aquatic turtles of all sorts, box turtles, tortoises, sailfin lizards, chameleons, fringe-toed lizards, basilisks, water dragons, anoles, and most other reptiles, frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

-And Andrew Zimmern...:biggrin:

[TPD1280]

Crickets fit on a fish hook?

Yes, they do and are very effective bait for both bass and trout.


As far as the origional question, get some repellant spray for around entry points, and get a common house cat for the ones inside. My cats love to capture/torture the crickets.

[Psi Brr]

Crickets fit on a fish hook?You bet they do! And Bass love 'em!

[Frog]

Try going into business. I used to buy them @ 1000 for $20 every 2 months to feed my daughter's lizards.

[BertF]

Tarantulas just love them.

[Expatmedic]

Yes, they do and are very effective bait for both bass and trout.


Yup. I say start a business.

Triumphant Crickets

[triumph]

Thanks for the advice all. Apparently my house wasn't content hosting just crickets, as I found some termites eating my bathroom ceiling last night while in the attic (looking for a very annoying cricket). Good times!

[Certa Cito]

It's times like this I'm happy I live in a country where these things aren't a problem, but I hope you get a swift resolution to the problem. Seems like bringing some other animal in would do the trick. Is there a local crazy old cat lady? Invite her and her smelly feline friends round for 'dinner'.