| Author | Message | ||
     Cali6buff Citizen Username: Cali6buff Post Number: 65 Registered: 4-2006 |
I've found 4 of these babies in my house, and I was wondering if anyone else had them, if it's a common South Orange thing, and how to get rid of them. If you don't know what they are, you've don't have them. Big, scary looking, yellow and black crickets. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/images/camelcricket2a.jpg | ||
| J L Bryant Citizen Username: Jeffbryant Post Number: 63 Registered: 6-2002 |
Yep- got 'em! They're all around, they don't bite, they don't hurt anything, they love water/damp places (basements). Don't know how to get rid of 'em, though. Never saw them till we came to SO. | ||
| Cali6buff Citizen Username: Cali6buff Post Number: 66 Registered: 4-2006 |
They only hurt my comfort level. | ||
| Soda Supporter Username: Soda Post Number: 4106 Registered: 5-2001  |
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| Pdg Citizen Username: Pdg Post Number: 1179 Registered: 5-2004  |
Check this out if you are into DIY - http://www.bugspray.com/articles98/camelcrickets.html The lengthy article in the above link has convinced me that these crickets are not merely scary-looking and inconvenient, but are a real problem that needs to be addressed sooner than later. Or for "the guy" to come do it I recommend - A-Eastern Pest Control (973) 736-5041 I actually now DYI after watching what my exterminator did to control the problem. BTW, a question like this is usually in the Please Help or the Home Fix-It sections. If MOL's Search feature worked the way we all know a Search feature CAN work, you'd find this topic has been discussed a lot - you are not alone! Good luck! | ||
| Shanabana Citizen Username: Shanabana Post Number: 908 Registered: 10-2005  |
From above link: "...they jump randomly and are more likely to jump at you than away from you." Yuck! Crickets are the ugliest insect (except Jiminy). | ||
| Glock 17 Citizen Username: Glock17 Post Number: 1755 Registered: 7-2005  |
Ticks are definitely worse...since they can attach themselves to you. I've had at least 6 of them on me like that at once...big ugly...grass ticks...ugh *shudder* | ||
| Bajou Citizen Username: Bajou Post Number: 1534 Registered: 2-2006  |
Actually it's funny. I have never seen one until this weekend but strangley at the Navy Base in Annapolis. |
