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Get Rid of That Noisy Cricket

Everyone likes the sounds and sights of summertime – except for the crickets. Crickets are probably one of the most annoying bugs that you could have in your home or around it, because of their chirping. It never seems to end – and the crickets are so small that they are hard for you to see. Another problem with the crickets is that even if you can handle the sound of their chirping, allowing them in your house means disaster for anything they can eat – your wall paper, your clothing, your wood and carpets. The only way to make sure you avoid these problems is to make sure that you don’t have crickets. This isn’t that hard to do, as long as you follow several steps.

First of all, change the way the outside of your house is lit. Bright lights are going to attract bugs like crickets, so getting rid of the bright lights and turning instead to the lower and softer yellow colored lights will help to make your home uninviting to crickets and other pests. After you have done this, it is your job to seal up any cracks that lead from outside into your home. Make sure you are watching the doors and windows, and don’t forget dryer vents. They will get in wherever they can, and others will follow. If you can’t seal up an opening, place a screen or another barrier over it so that the crickets cannot get in.

Another thing that you should do to rid yourself of crickets is to make sure that any vegetation that grows around your house is at least 12 inches away from the walls. The crickets will tend to actually congregate in the vegetation that you have growing, so if it is close to your house, they are going to be close as well.

You can get cricket bait at your garden store. Use it as directed to sprinkle around the outside of your house. Once you have, this will keep the crickets from getting in. If you don’t want to use chemicals to catch and kill the crickets, you can use sticky traps. The crickets will stick to them, and then they can be flushed, or if you prefer, let outside.

A good way to get rid of crickets in your home is to simply vacuum up any that you see in your home. This is a great way to pick them up and to get rid of them. If you find that you have done all of this, and there are still crickets in your house, you are going to want to call a pest control company, because these little bugs, besides for being annoying, can also be very detrimental to your home and to your belongings.

There are some other tips that you might want to consider. If you are vacuuming up or catching crickets see if anyone around your neighborhood - kids mostly, have lizards or snakes. You can pass along the crickets you find by putting them into a jar and saving them. Another tip is to lower the humidity in your home. This is because crickets really like humid weather and humid environments. If your house is drier, they are going to be less apt to want to stay there. It will also help if you remove any of the algae or standing water, as well as the molds that might be in your home. Removing these things is a good idea anyway, because they can be harmful for your family. But they will also help to get rid of the crickets that are already there, and help you to avoid having more crickets.

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