Field Cricket
(Various scientific names)
What are those annoying things that wake you up in the middle of the night with their music? They are male field crickets trying to attract a female to mate with. While they are not poisonous or harmful to humans, they will get into your home if environmental conditions become unfavorable.
RISK LEVEL:
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
Risk is defined as how much damage each pest can be to you, your family, or your home
- Can hear the male cricket chirping.
- You will notice the crickets are more active at night.
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| Class: | Order: | Family: | |
| Insecta | Orthoptera | Gryllidae | |
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| Size: | Field crickets in the adult stage are 1/2 to 1-1/8 in (13-30 mm) long. |
| Color: | Typically black, but varying to brownish yellow or straw yellow. |
| Characteristics: | Threadlike antennae are much longer than body; wings lay flat on back; long feeler-like appendages at end of abdomen; female has long tube-like egg laying structure at tip of abdomen. |
| Geographic Range: | Throughout North and South America; about 25 species in the U.S. |
| Food: | Plants and insects, including other crickets |
| Biology: | Field crickets usually overwinter as eggs, depending on species, but may overwinter as mid to late stage nymphs. Females lay 150-400 eggs singly in firm, moist soil. Development from egg to adult typically takes 80-90 days, with 8-9 stages (instars) of nymphs; 1-3 generations per year. |
Prevention Tips For
Occasional Invaders
Occasional Invaders
- Replace mulch or heavy vegetation next to home with gravel
- Keep grass short
- Keep outside lights turned off after dusk
It only takes a few minutes to start protecting your home today.
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