Comments on: Where have all the crickets gone?

By: kat

kat — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:34:50 +0000

Cave crickets, also known as camel crickets, invade the home all year long, but are really prevalent in the spring. Use the following recipe to get rid of these pesky creatures.

8 oz. boric acid (powder)
1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 small onion
1/4 cup bacon drippings
a few drops water

Mix flour and boric acid and stir in chopped onions. Blend into creamed bacon grease and sugar. Add just enough water to form soft dough. Shape into small balls. This concoction will eat its way through waxed paper and leave a greasy residue behind, so place balls on plastic coffee can lids, aluminum foil or discarded saucers, etc. If you get the bait too thin to make balls, which is easy to do, just spoon some onto the dish. It will still work.

Place bait where crickets are likely to appear–usually in the garage, on patios, in storage barns and buildings (and sometimes they even find their way into kitchens and bathrooms). But keep bait away from pets and small children. If working bait dries out, continue to replace it with fresh bait until crickets are gone. Store excess in labeled plastic or glass container in refrigerator or freezer.

By: bramble

bramble — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:55:46 +0000

sorry but its true!! i battle them because they’re drawn to the lights on my iguana cage. anywhere thats warm and humid they just love (um…all of south carolina…)
if you’ve got a cricket problem make sure you vacuum thoroughly (go borrow a dyson if you dont own one) in cracks under baseboards, over hardwood floors, around windowsills, under sinks and in all cabinets, etc. it will make a big difference.

By: Kathy T.

Kathy T. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:11:50 +0000

Oh God Bramble. That makes me want to throw up!

By: bramble

bramble — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:16:45 +0000

just an extra tip make sure you vaccuum everywhere like crazy for a qwhile, cricket eggs can lie dormant for over a year after spraying and other methods to get rid of the live buggers, then they just come crawling out. ew.

By: jag

jag — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:04:13 +0000

I’d never heard of them either until I found a carcuss on my kitchen floor. I thought a shrimp had grown legs and walked up from the Gulf only to keel over on my linoleum. Turns out, we’ve got a ton in our basement.

I’ve been told that hedgeapples repel them – I haven’t tried it yet, because I keep forgetting to grab some when I’m at my mom’s house.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:50:23 +0000

You can be sure I will never cook Survivor style foods for anyone, unless my life is actually dependent on the action.

By: Kathy T.

Kathy T. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:04:32 +0000

I had never even heard of those little ba*tards until I moved to Tn. And now I HATE THEM. Nor will I EVER eat them, even if Heather whipped up a good saute’ recipe for them. Nope.