CRICKETS
Its semi-difficult to even distinguish which cricket is which with the 900-odd species we have in the world. Unless you know what you're looking for, it's easy to get crickets confused with other insects. For example, crickets and katydids have long antennae, have auditory organs on forelegs, make stridulation by rubbing fore wings together, have long/extended ovipositors, maintain activity nocturnally with feeding habits classified as predatory, omnivorous, or herbivorous. Crickets are lovely for a peaceful evening, as long as they stay in the yard. Having several species duly noted for pests, Once they get inside anywhere, can become a problem that wont go away.
Even though crickets are nocturnal, they are attracted to light. You wont always hear a cricket if they do make inside the home seeing as how males are the only ones who chirp. Excessive rainfall can be a driving force to run crickets inside. Once inside, its known for crickets to eat a lot of modern-day fabrics such as:
- leather
- nylon
- rubber
- fur
- paper
- carpeting
- some plastics
With 150-700 eggs capable of being laid and having 7-9 larval stages, there can be up to 1-3 generations hatched a year.
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