Crickets in Basement

My wife seems to think we have crickets in the basement. I haven't heard them yet, but with my hearing, that's no surprise . Any suggestions on ridding these litter critters?

Thx.

Probably cave crickets, which don't make any noise. You can use regular bug sprays around the edges of the walls, but in general like damp, dark places, so if you have one turn on your dehumidifier and let as much sunlight as you can if your basement has windows.

We tried a lot of stuff to get rid of these nightmare bugs, but the most effective by far has been glue traps.

Whenever I am in my bsement these repulsive creatures have me constantly scouring the floor as if searching for landmines. I use tennis racquets for protection but often they jump towards you rather than away. I HATE THEM.

They jump at you because they're practically blind. They sense where danger is and instinctively jump toward it in order to scare it off. I agree, they have freaked me out on many occasions, especially one summer when they found a way into the upper floors of my house and I ended up killing 20+ of them in a single night. But they are completely harmless, despite how creepy and ugly they are. I need to clear some junk off my basement floor again so I can let my Roomba deal with them while I'm upstairs.

Dehumidifier, glue traps, and/or setting fire to the basement. Cave crickets are pure nightmare fuel.

This stuff kills absolutely everything. I wouldn't use it in living areas but I do use it in the basement. Twice a year is all thats needed. Havent seen a single insect since the second application.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IMIPF4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

or call buckingham pest

+1 for Buckingham Pest Control -- Jerry got rid of the cave crickets (and centipedes) in our basement. (973) 762-6760

For the uninitiated...

I like cave crickets, actually. We used to have them in our basement before our major flood (broken water heater, not groundwater). After that, we were down to cinderblocks and concrete slab flooring. Since the remodel, I've only seen one or two of the cave crickets - I never minded them. They can't hurt you, don't do any damage to anything - all they do is jump really, really high. I understand some people don't like insects, but these aren't the kind of insects I'd rush to kill with pesticides and other toxic substances.

They aren't harmless and should be treated sooner than later, since they reproduce quickly.

http://bugspray.com/cave-crickets.html

"Another problem with letting cave cricket populations going unchecked is that they can cause a lot of damage to fabric. They love to eat both synthetic and man made material including rugs, furniture, books, canvas, clothing, boxes, linen, drapery, and just about anything we have in our living area. This can lead to damage which looks like some type of moth. Because this cricket is rather large and meaty, mice and rats are fond of them. Many times rats and mice will take advantage of populations which are active in your home. This could lead to rat and mouse infestations as well and will require more even pest control! Because of the problems associated with letting cave crickets live in your home, it is wise to take action to stop such infestations."

We have excellent success with using glue traps along walls in our crawl spaces to monitor for their (and also mice) existence and then if we see them, we either call Jerry B. or we go into the evil crawl spaces ourselves (shudder!) and sprinkle Niban along the same walls where they've been found stuck in glue traps. Easy peasy.

Here's some Niban

http://www.amazon.com/Niban-Granular-Insecticide-Cockroaches-Silverfish/dp/B005F5PRJE

Here are some glue traps

http://www.amazon.com/P-F-Harris-CTRP-Cricket-Traps/dp/B00BR1BQUO/ref=pd_sim_86_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=180X7JSP3WVV02S4XPP3

All I can say is that they never damaged our basement or anything in it. We have a dog and our grandchild was a toddler back then, so I was very much against spraying or dusting with toxic substances. We never had more than a few at a time during the April-October time frame, so I didn't see any increase in their population. People will do what they feel is best for their home and their circumstances; I just wanted to point out that these little guys aren't exactly creatures from Hades.

Buckingham got rid of them for us.