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Salason
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Crickets
We seem to have a huge cricket problem in my house. Dh sprayed something in the basement and they disappeared for a short time but they're back and now I have found one on the basement stairs and he found one in his shoe in the hall closet FAR from the basement door 
Do I just call an exterminator for this? I havent seen any other bugs, just crickets?
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Posted 10/31/09 12:59 PM  |
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Re: Crickets
We have the same prob recently... I wish I had an answer for you, but doesnt hurt to call the exterminator I suppose... Or get a cat... lol Ours kills any bugs he can find
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| Posted 10/31/09 1:06 PM |
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mosh913
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Re: Crickets
We also have this problem! They are so nasty. Thankfully, the winter is coming so you won't see many then. We also have to call an exterminator.
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| Posted 10/31/09 1:11 PM |
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kabr13
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Re: Crickets
We get a lot of camel crickets (the big ugly ones). Honestly I would just spray some bug spray near the doors outside, maybe get some sticky tape traps for inside. From experience, you should stop seeing them in a about a month b/c of the cold.
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| Posted 10/31/09 1:35 PM |
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Salason
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Re: Crickets
Posted by kabr13
We get a lot of camel crickets (the big ugly ones). Honestly I would just spray some bug spray near the doors outside, maybe get some sticky tape traps for inside. From experience, you should stop seeing them in a about a month b/c of the cold.
Same here! They're HUGE! I had never even SEEN a cricket in my life (city girl  ) and I've seen enough of them in a month here to last me a lifetime!
Maybe we'll just spray again and wait it out
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| Posted 10/31/09 1:57 PM |
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KLSbear
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Re: Crickets
We put out the a couple of cricket traps and that catches most of them. I don't recall the name, but I get the traps at Ace or True Value hardware (haven't seen them at HD or Lowe's) They are a yellow tray with a sticky glue and the crickets flock to it like it's candy.
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| Posted 10/31/09 2:33 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: Crickets
You really don't need an exterminator. Buy the glue traps for mice and put them as close to the wall as you can get! A lot of people here have posted about it in the past and found success this way.
Good luck, I know they're freakin nasty!!
Message edited 10/31/2009 2:39:47 PM.
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| Posted 10/31/09 2:39 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Crickets
be careful when you open your front door - It's like they wait there for me to open...I'm constantly shooing them out.
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| Posted 10/31/09 3:09 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Crickets
Ugh! These are the ones that don't make noise, right? Black huge ones? I've found 3 so far in my basement and one in my playroom. I am horrified with bugs in general so when they in the house, it's awful. They are effing hard to catch too. I've hairsprayed 2 and been able to kill the other 2. I am so afraid to go in the basement. I have a cat who mostly hangs out in the basement when my kids are awake - she is either killing the rest or not doing her job. 
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| Posted 11/1/09 12:44 PM |
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Marybeth222
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Re: Crickets
I thought I was the only one having this problem. Last night I must have killed 8 of them alone. I'm vacumming them up and throwing the bag out in the garbage outside.
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| Posted 11/4/09 2:06 PM |
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DMT
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GLUE TRAPS
Go get them now seriously.
Oh and when you trap one leave it in there. Crickets are carnivores and eat each other so if you leave it in there the others will be attracted to it and you end up with a pile of dead crickets. Gross to look at, but I never trap any in my new glue traps anymore, just the end traps.
Obviously I feel your pain
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Lillykat
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Re: Crickets
They are probably camel back crickets - are they big and jump AT you?
If so - we had to have them treat for them outside and then they don't come back - if you treat for them quarterly. It is my understanding that they are pretty common and around a lot the past year or two.
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Stefanie
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Re: Crickets
Posted by DMT
GLUE TRAPS
Go get them now seriously.
Oh and when you trap one leave it in there. Crickets are carnivores and eat each other so if you leave it in there the others will be attracted to it and you end up with a pile of dead crickets. Gross to look at, but I never trap any in my new glue traps anymore, just the end traps.
Obviously I feel your pain
The glue traps work but I never knew they were carnivores. I kiiled two of them the other day and left them on the floor for my dh to clean up. When we came home 2 hours later...they were gone.
Then just the other day, my dh found the mother of all crickets. This thing was huge! I guess that was the one that was eating the other.
OMG GROSS!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 11/4/09 2:47 PM |
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Linda1003
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Re: Crickets
Posted by greenfreak
You really don't need an exterminator. Buy the glue traps for mice and put them as close to the wall as you can get! A lot of people here have posted about it in the past and found success this way.
Good luck, I know they're freakin nasty!!
We have great success with the glue traps!! Def try them first.
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| Posted 11/4/09 3:24 PM |
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Otherme
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Re: Crickets
We've sprayed with the Ortho Max Defense bug spray from HD and it's been pretty helpful. We have a friend who's an exterminator and he recommended it
those friggin camel crickets are HUGE!! i've been assuming that our cats like to eat them since i'm always finding random legs or body parts around, but now maybe i'm thinking its other crickets? ew ew ew!
Dh flicks them with his finger to kill them, it usually works. i won't go near them - can't even throw something over them to trap them because the little buggers actually jump at you!
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| Posted 11/4/09 3:48 PM |
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DMT
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Re: Crickets
Posted by Stefanie
Posted by DMT
GLUE TRAPS
Go get them now seriously.
Oh and when you trap one leave it in there. Crickets are carnivores and eat each other so if you leave it in there the others will be attracted to it and you end up with a pile of dead crickets. Gross to look at, but I never trap any in my new glue traps anymore, just the end traps.
Obviously I feel your pain
The glue traps work but I never knew they were carnivores. I kiiled two of them the other day and left them on the floor for my dh to clean up. When we came home 2 hours later...they were gone.
Then just the other day, my dh found the mother of all crickets. This thing was huge! I guess that was the one that was eating the other.
OMG GROSS!!!!!!!!!
ugh yep sorry to say but another cricket probably ate them :( grosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
I have the camelback crickets in my house, holy moly I wont even go near them! I take the huge shop vac and suck them up LOL they are NASTY. I would welcome a regular cricket to these things anyday! I know a lot of people are having issues with them this year.
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