Hey, man....what do you all do to get rid of these little hopping fuckers. This seems to be the time of the year they invade my house. I'm sick of these pieces of shit hopping around and startling the living hell out of my family and kids. Shit.

Always a nice touch to end a post with the sentence "Shit."

And by the way, you mentioned family and kids. So, I gather your kids are not part of the family? Is this a Manson thing. Or are you Jerry lewis!?

I hate those things. I got a kit from an online extermination supply company that had these sticky cardboard things to set on the floor in areas where you see them and you put bait on them. After a while you have a whole bunch of them sticking to it and you throw the cardboard away and set up a new one.

I spray my house entrance points with a commercial spray. I don't have crickets anymore but now occasionally I see a centipede-looking thing which I hate 500000000x worse. But they are easy to spray with a regular bug killer.

there is a house in Annandale that got rid of them earlier today. Check the thread

I get five or ten in the home every Fall.

For some reason, I squash cockroaches, but I am kindhearted enough to scoop the little crickets up and send them outdoors. Maybe I imagine hearing "When You Wish Upon a Star" and can't bear to kill them.

Probably the same motherfucker finding his way back inside each time.

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Step on them.

justsayin Wrote:
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> I don't have crickets anymore but now
> occasionally I see a centipede-looking thing which
> I hate 500000000x worse. But they are easy to
> spray with a regular bug killer.

Not kiling the house centipedes will also reduce your cricket population. I'm pretty "live and let live" with spiders and centipedes until they violate the terms of their stay (i.e. crawling on me, hiding in my clothes, or looking at me funny).

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I leave spiders alone for that reason, but those centipedes freak the fuck out of me when I go down to the basement and there's one on the wall.

I'm more inclined to kill the centipedes, though. Mostly because I can't tell the head from the butt, so I think they're all looking at me funny.

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House centipedes look like giant silverfish and are fucking creepy when they run upside down on the ceiling. However, like Mephisto said, they are beneficial. They eat spiders, crickets, silverfish, carpet beetles, clothes moths, roaches, etc.

I sawa road sign once that said

"Centipede Museum-100 Feet Ahead"

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seriously i had tons in my basement the best way to get rid of them all is to spray raid all over the area they are and do it before you go to bed so you dont have to inhale the raid smell

Go to home depot and get some foundation spray. Spray outside around the entire house like a barrier. Also make sure to seal up any holes. You must have holes some place the crickets are getting in thru. (You're probably also losing heat)

Meph, do you have any dung beetles in your house?

man those mother fucken cave/camel cricket bitches jump AT/ON you!!!!! i hate that shit! but my dog loves to chase/kill/eat them!

Call an exterminator

Easy. Cover a piece of cardboard with duct tape, with the sticky side up. (Fold the ends under to make them stick.) I put a little sugar in the center as "bait", but I don't know if that actually makes a difference. Put it wherever you find those things.

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> Meph, do you have any dung beetles in your house?

Just me, baby. Just me.

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JUST RAID THE WHOLE HOUSE AND LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR 12 HOURS ( GO TO WORK/FRIENDS HOUSE/BAR) AND COME BACK AND ALL THE CRICKETS WILL BE CRAWLING AROUND READY TO DIE AT ANY SECOND .

I have found excellent results by spraying entire perimeter of the house (including windows and doors) about 2-3 times per year with the below product:

http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/productTemplate.jsp?tabs=general&proId=prod70044&itemId=cat10040001&id=cat50008

Snapples got it right...duct tape. Skip the insecticides kiddies - it's not good for ya. I put a few feet of duct tape sticky side up in doorways where those nasty little bastards like to travel through. Works like a charm. Very easy to get rid of too. Just pull up the tape and toss it in a garbage bag.

duct tape doesn't work. if you have an actual camel cricket problem then you know that a simple peice of duct tape will not stop your problem.. you need to use raid and spray your whole basement or utility room. if you do not raid the bugs they will never leave and you will forever have a problem. yes it the insecticides are bad to inhaale but that is why you leave the house for a few hours so you do not inhale anything bad.

Snapple Wrote:
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> Easy. Cover a piece of cardboard with duct tape,
> with the sticky side up. (Fold the ends under to
> make them stick.) I put a little sugar in the
> center as "bait", but I don't know if that
> actually makes a difference. Put it wherever you
> find those things.


Great tip!!

yet another use for duct tape

Simple solutions - Duct Tape on the basement floor - about a foot of it - and for some reason they will all jump on it. Hmm

Only two things you need in life
- If it sticks and it shouldn't - WD40
- If it doesn't stick and it should - Duct Tape

Ductem Wrote:
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> Simple solutions - Duct Tape on the basement floor
> - about a foot of it - and for some reason they
> will all jump on it. Hmm
>
> Only two things you need in life
> - If it sticks and it shouldn't - WD40
> - If it doesn't stick and it should - Duct Tape


2 of the best inventions EVER

I keep a cat in the basement, and she deals with it.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

eesh Wrote:
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> House centipedes look like giant silverfish and
> are fucking creepy when they run upside down on
> the ceiling. However, like Mephisto said, they are
> beneficial. They eat spiders, crickets,
> silverfish, carpet beetles, clothes moths,
> roaches, etc.


I just can't stand centipedes. I found one the other day on a hallway wall, and it's the first one I've found in the house since who knows when. I didn't kill it though, I just put it in a cup and let it go in the woods out back.

I do like Cicadas however, and most people are freaked out by them.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

We get them in our basement and they like to hang out in the laundry room. I use Hot Shot spider killer on them (you can get it at Home Depot, Wal-Mart). Hot Shot works for about 4 months on any type of bug.

Camel Crickets eat cotton material, so if you have a laundry basket on the floor, you will find holes in your clothes from these things. They also come out at night, so if you open your door at night, they'll jump in because they are attracted to light. I've sprayed Hot Shot all around the outside of our house, and we haven't seen many this year. When we do see them, they are half dead due to the spray.

I hate these things. One minute you see them and the next, they are gone!

Duct tape works very well for catching them once they are inside the house. To keep them out you should find out where they are entering, and seal that entrance. Often they will enter the house via the vent where your dryer releases excess heat, which is why they are usually found in laundry rooms. Seal that so only air escapes, and put a long piece of duct tape upside down either under or right before the door to your laundry room. When they try to leave the laundry room, they get caught on the tape.

Camel Crickets love sand & sand paper, you can make a trap with sand or sand paper and a 5 gal bucket or trash can on its side. Build it and they will come.
Regular camels like sand too.

Camel Herder Wrote:
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> Camel Crickets love sand & sand paper, you can
> make a trap with sand or sand paper and a 5 gal
> bucket or trash can on its side. Build it and they
> will come.
> Regular camels like sand too.


Wow cool how do you know that?

I get them too hadn't seen any inside for a couple of months until yesterday. I also got a couple stink bugs yesterday. I re sprayed the perimeter with ortho home defense and have a mini dehumidifier in my basement laundry room. I didn't know about the cotton thing I'll have to check into that.

Go to home depot and buy boric acid. Put it around the house and inside where they are common. I use this and it does the trick. Also, try using a dehumidifier where they are common. They are attracted to moisture, keep the house as dry as possible and you're good.

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> Camel Herder Wrote:
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> > Camel Crickets love sand & sand paper, you can
> > make a trap with sand or sand paper and a 5 gal
> > bucket or trash can on its side. Build it and
> they
> > will come.
> > Regular camels like sand too.
>
>
> Wow cool how do you know that?

Been on many roundups over the years. Had one attack me the other morning, time for another roundup.

if i hear one more thing about this ductape shit im going to kill a nikka. shit is retarded so way will camel crickets just jump onto a piece of duct tape and get stuck and die. when you guys say "simple, you just use duct tape"... sorry thats not a simple solution. my raid solution literally takes 20 seconds u just spray the shit everywhere and then leave your house for a few hours.. go get drunk/blunted chill and wait a few hours and hte crickets will be so fucked up and your house will no longer smell of raid. FUCK OFF NERDS THIS IS THA WAY TO DO IT

Spraying that much RAID isn't healthy there pencil dick donkey.

YO EESH I KNOW ITS NOT HEALTHY FART-WAD!!!! THATS WHY YOU LEAVE YOUR FUCKING HOUSE FOR A LONG FEW HOURS AND LET THE FUMES EVAPORATE!!! GOD DA U IMBECILES

how do you get ride of silverfish and springtails?

"Hey babe, you gotta' problem? I'll take care of it".




You see, I have an "understanding" with our lil' amphibious friends if you will, and they handle issues such as this (In a very discrete, and quiet manner).

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ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> "Hey babe, you gotta' problem? I'll take care of
> it".
>
> http://sight-touch.com/uploads/Photos/714067.jpg
>
>
> You see, I have an "understanding" with our lil'
> amphibious friends if you will, and they handle
> issues such as this (In a very discrete, and quiet
> manner).
Cool pic. but our friends are not amphibians. I have baited my corral with sand. I Will check back in A.M. The numbers may be many.

10inchdonkey Wrote:
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> if i hear one more thing about this ductape shit
> im going to kill a nikka. shit is retarded so way
> will camel crickets just jump onto a piece of duct
> tape and get stuck and die. when you guys say
> "simple, you just use duct tape"... sorry thats
> not a simple solution. my raid solution literally
> takes 20 seconds u just spray the shit everywhere
> and then leave your house for a few hours.. go get
> drunk/blunted chill and wait a few hours and hte
> crickets will be so fucked up and your house will
> no longer smell of raid. FUCK OFF NERDS THIS IS
> THA WAY TO DO IT

I use duct tape so I won't get brain damage from Raid and end up typing the way you do.

Also, "literally takes 20 seconds" doesn't really jibe with the "leave your house for a few hours" part.

10inchdonkey Wrote:
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> if i hear one more thing about this ductape shit
> im going to kill a nikka. shit is retarded so way
> will camel crickets just jump onto a piece of duct
> tape and get stuck and die. when you guys say
> "simple, you just use duct tape"... sorry thats
> not a simple solution. my raid solution literally
> takes 20 seconds u just spray the shit everywhere
> and then leave your house for a few hours.. go get
> drunk/blunted chill and wait a few hours and hte
> crickets will be so fucked up and your house will
> no longer smell of raid. FUCK OFF NERDS THIS IS
> THA WAY TO DO IT


It's not healthy for our enviornment in general dickwad !!

or do you only
care about yourself?

You miniDonkydick are a prime example of what breathing insecticides does to the human brain. You've obviously sprayed ALOT of bug spray in your (mom's) house. It is NOT a good high. Have you ever heard of flypaper? Glue traps? They work and so does putting duct tape in doorways or around the outside of doors for Cave Crickets. Duct tape is not magic. They walk on it and are stuck there for eternity.

If you insist on spraying poisons, you should spray it on outside walls. Cave/Camel crickets climb up on outside walls every night.

I was gonna mention sprinkling boric acid around too. It's harmless to humans, but messes up bugs real good. Probably good for Silver Fish too. I wasn't aware you could buy it at Home Depot??? I found some on Ebay one time.

LMFAO @ "miniDonkydick"

Annon Imous Wrote:
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> I use duct tape so I won't get brain damage from
> Raid and end up typing the way you do.
>

Very well said. Succinct and eloquent. +1.

Camel Herder Wrote:
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> ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> > "Hey babe, you gotta' problem? I'll take care
> of
> > it".
> >
> >
> http://sight-touch.com/uploads/Photos/714067.jpg
> >
> >
> > You see, I have an "understanding" with our
> lil'
> > amphibious friends if you will, and they handle
> > issues such as this (In a very discrete, and
> quiet
> > manner).
> Cool pic. but our friends are not amphibians. I
> have baited my corral with sand. I Will check back
> in A.M. The numbers may be many.
The Crickets have been unable to breach the perimeter and are hold up outside in a pot.
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UGh I hate those little alien looking things, they give me the creeps!

You may have bigger problems than crickets those crickets eat mold.

I left them alone until one of those fuckers bit me. They come up through the basement sump pump.

I got mouse glue traps and laid them out. Packing tape works too.Pull a strip , place the ends together, sticky side up and press it on the floor.

I love looking everyday to see how many are going to die a slow death.

They eat fabric. I thought that my washing machine was messing up my clothes, but I'm sure now that it is them. No more leaving piles on the floor waiting to wash.

The new normal is that we have to deal with insects on a daily basis, which is pretty much the old normal, except that some people have forgotten this.

Verminous and pestilential insects are not your friends. They are your competition, or perhaps your food, if you have a strong stomach.

are these things in the same family as the walking camel toe?

I moved into this place not to long ago... just a month ago I started seeing these camel crickets. Can they climb on walls and other objects? Do they bite?

"To avoid starvation, they have been known to devour their own extremities, even though they cannot regenerate limbs. Given their limited vision, cave crickets will often jump towards any perceived threat in an attempt to frighten it away. Although they look intimidating, they are completely harmless"

How can you reason with something that eats it own body to keep from starving?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophoridae

I've been using duct tape for years..... works wonderfully

YEs, we found these fuckers living near the foundation of our basement exterior walls because it was wet. What we did was put in a frech drain so that water in the soil would drain away from the house.

FYI raid is natural and made from a flower extract, I am not advocating sniffing it for fun but it isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

I bought this http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bifen-it-p-226.html and use it with a water mix pump up sprayer around my entire house a few times a year. I use it outside where the ground meets the foundation and inside in the unfinished basement area. It seems to help and is supposed to be rated for food areas.

Does anyone use else have sucess with it? It's supposed to even protect against termites.

This is interesting on their reviews comparing it to the ortho stuff...

"I haven't used Bifen IT yet, but this is the same chemical that is in Ortho "Home Defense", that is effective yet non-toxic to animals and people. I have used the Ortho product a lot, including for dry wood termites. Using Bifen IT, you can mix up the same solution for a little over $1 a gallon compared to $8 a gallon for the Ortho product. Local professional exterminators use the same chemical for general insect control, both in liquid and granule form. Also, I received good and prompt service from DoMyOwnPestControl.com, and I will be ordering more products from them. Their website encouraged me to tackle my termite project rather than paying very big bucks to the termite companies."

boyah kasha Wrote:
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> YEs, we found these fuckers living near the
> foundation of our basement exterior walls because
> it was wet. What we did was put in a frech drain
> so that water in the soil would drain away from
> the house.
>
> FYI raid is natural and made from a flower
> extract, I am not advocating sniffing it for fun
> but it isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to
> be.
>
> I bought this
> http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bifen-it-p-226.h
> tml and use it with a water mix pump up sprayer
> around my entire house a few times a year. I use
> it outside where the ground meets the foundation
> and inside in the unfinished basement area. It
> seems to help and is supposed to be rated for food
> areas.
>
> Does anyone use else have sucess with it? It's
> supposed to even protect against termites.
>
>

He has a very very small penis, that is why he is called what he is!

I remember hearing that it's a defense mechanism to jump towards their prey to startle them. That's why they are so freaky is that they jump at you.

I had a house where they were an issue. We used some bomb of some kind and they were all still alive, but all their legs fell off. I kind of felt bad for the disgusting things.

Those little fuckers are fast. Have you ever tried squashing one?

My cat loved to chase them for the challenge.

I just found this thread...and can't believe the answer is not here.

This:

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/intice-fine-granular-bait-p-350.html

Sprinkle some in the unfished areas of your basment along the foundation wall...and outside around entry doors...or anywhere else that you see them. It is fairly non-toxic. It fucks up their digestion and they essentially starve to death.

You will see the population drop off 100 fold...and when you do see a live one, it will harldy be able to move.

You are welcome.

Sincerely,
The Cricket Slayer
(yes, they fear the fuck out of me)

You rock, Donkeyhead, LOLOLOLOLOL! I'm having that problem now in my crawl space. I'll do the Raid or that Scott's stuff. But I'm sprayin'! Thanks for the Raid tips.

We are all Gods creatures my son.

Hey, I used the shop vac to get arid of the camel crickets a few years ago. Now, I have none BUT, I have a bunch of other critters who were the meals for the camel crickets. I wish I had a few back. :(

Surprised no one has mentioned this. Run a dehumidifier in the summer through late fall. I had tons of these in the basement last few years but I ran a dehumidifier (2 litre drained daily) in the ~700 sq/ft basement and could count the # I saw one hand the whole time and most of them were already dying.

They are attracted to moisture and most basements have high humidity like caves duh!

I hate those cave crickets. I also don't like to use raid on a large scale bsais. It's a little inconvenient, but I keep a shop vac plugged in and vacuum them right up whenever I see them. I've seen far fewer this year than last. Spraying outside defintely works for centipedes.