Crickets

Crickets are an occasional home invader and common in the landscape. These small, jumping insects are members of several different species, but the most commonly encountered are field crickets (Gryllus species) and house crickets (Acheta domesticus). House crickets have been living side by side with humans for generations. Mole Crickets often damage our lawns by eating the roots or tunneling the soil away from the roots of the grasses. Mole Crickets are drawn to light coming from our homes.