Bug Facts -
Crickets
Varieties of
Crickets
 House Cricket, Field Cricket,
Camel Cricket, Tree Cricket, Ground Cricket, Jerusalem
Cricket and Mole Cricket.
The house cricket, the field
cricket and the camel are the pest which occasionally invade
the home. They may injure clothes and other
materials.
Crickets were introduced into the
U.S. in the 18th century.
Physical
Characteristics
House and field crickets are 3/4 to
1 inch in length.
Jerusalem crickets may exceed 3
inches in length.
Crickets like warm climates and are
usually found outdoors in moist areas. They do not survive
long indoors.
They are attracted to light.
They make chirping sounds by
rubbing front wings together to attract females.
The final development of wings and
wing covers furnishes the means whereby the male cricket can
produce his familiar chirping sound.
Feeding Habits
During the day they seek cracks and
crevices and forage at night for food.
They feed on vegetable or field
crops, also on other insects, or other crickets.
They can do damage to fabric,
leather and fur and are especially destructive to silk and
woolens.
Reproduction
Crickets lay anywhere from 150 to
400 eggs at a time. Eggs take from 78 to 90 days to
mature.
They usually produce one generation
per year but occasionally two.
95% over winter in the egg stage.
These eggs hatch around May, although temperature is the
main factor.
Newly hatched crickets can walk,
run, and jump immediately after hatching.
Treatment
Most infestations of crickets can
be controlled with the Burge's Power Protection
Program.
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