Tag: Cricket Control
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Why Cave Crickets Love Your Basement
Many pest control companies in Freehold are used to dealing with ants, mice and other common pests, but did you know that crickets can be a nuisance as well? Cave crickets are a type of cricket that are often found in basements. Here’s why these pests are typically seen in this kind of environment. Strong…
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Camel Crickets – Scary But Harmless
Camel crickets might look scary, but there’s no reason to fear them. While these insects resemble large spiders, they have the typical legs of a cricket, which allows them to hop around from place to place. Camel crickets come out at night and prefer to live in areas that are damp and dark, such as…
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Cooler Weather Brings Crickets Indoors in New Jersey
The cool weather brings with it thoughts of cozy winter nights spent indoors with family. It also brings one of New Jersey’s noisiest pest. Like many insects, crickets are nocturnal. But they are also unapologetic and unrelenting in their chirping. These males know their stridulation will attract females and notify other males to stay away.…
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Cave Crickets May Denote a Moisture Problem
Cave crickets go by many names, camel crickets, spider crickets, sprickets, and stone crickets. Resembling the mutant spawn of a spider and a cricket or grasshopper, they are really just a nuisance pest, harmless to humans (except for scaring the daylights out of you and your children) and feeding mainly on fabrics and houseplants. They…
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Do Cave Crickets Bite?
Did you know that you could have a cave cricket infestation in your home without even knowing it? Cave crickets (also known as camel-back crickets) don’t make that annoying chirping sound that you hear from house crickets. They can get up to two inches long, but you’ll be happy to know that they don’t bite…
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Camel Back Crickets: Silent Invaders
Not all crickets chirp. Camel back crickets are silent invaders, creeping into damp, dark Monmouth County, NJ crawl spaces and basements unknown to homeowners. Their lack of vocalization provides no warning, allowing camel back cricket populations to grow unchecked. Ocean County, NJ residents may not realize they have a pest problem until these insects start…