How To Get Rid Of Crickets
When crickets get into a home or business, they can be more than just a nuisance—their constant chirping is disruptive, they can damage fabrics, paper, and stored goods, and their presence often attracts other pests like spiders. While our professional pest control services provide the most thorough and lasting results, there are several effective steps a homeowner or business owner can take to get rid of crickets themselves:
Reduce Attractants
Eliminate bright exterior lighting at night: Crickets are highly attracted to lights. Replace white bulbs with yellow “bug lights” or sodium vapor bulbs that are less attractive to insects.
Control moisture: Crickets thrive in damp areas. Fix leaky pipes, dehumidify basements, and reduce excess mulch or leaf litter outdoors.
Seal Entry Points
Inspect doors, windows, and foundation cracks. Seal gaps with caulk, door sweeps, or weatherstripping.
Pay special attention to areas near utility lines, vents, and gaps under doors.
Clean and Declutter
Remove piles of wood, cardboard, or stored items where crickets may hide.
Vacuum regularly indoors to eliminate food crumbs and cricket eggs.
Use Traps and Baits
Sticky traps: Place glue boards along baseboards, near entry points, and in garages or basements to catch crickets.
DIY molasses trap: A shallow bowl filled with water and a little molasses will lure crickets in and trap them.
Apply Insecticides (If Needed)
Granular baits or perimeter treatments: Spread cricket bait or a residual insecticide around the foundation, mulch beds, and entry points.
Indoor sprays or dusts: Apply carefully in cracks, crevices, and voids where crickets hide. Avoid broad indoor spraying unless absolutely necessary.
Maintain Ongoing Prevention
Keep lawns trimmed and landscaping neat, reducing shaded hiding spots.
Store firewood and other debris at least 20 feet from the building.
Regularly inspect and refresh traps to keep cricket populations under control.
The best DIY cricket control strategy is a combination of prevention (reducing lights and moisture, sealing entry points), direct removal (traps and vacuuming), and targeted insecticide use when necessary. By making your property less inviting and cutting off their entry, you’ll greatly reduce both current cricket populations and the chance of future infestations.
The Best Way To Get Rid Of Crickets
Our professional pest control is the best way to get rid of crickets because it goes beyond the surface-level fixes that most homeowners and business owners can achieve with DIY methods. While traps and sprays may temporarily reduce cricket activity, our professionals are trained to identify the root causes of infestations and implement long-term solutions. Here’s why our expert services are the best way to get rid of crickets:
Accurate Identification of the Problem
Not all crickets are the same—house crickets, field crickets, and camel crickets behave differently and require different control strategies.
Our professionals know how to distinguish species and tailor treatment to their specific habits, hiding places, and breeding patterns.
Targeted Treatment Plans
Our exterminators use commercial-grade products and baits that are more effective than store-bought options.
We apply treatments precisely to nesting sites, entry points, and harborage areas, ensuring maximum impact with minimal chemical exposure indoors.
Moisture and Habitat Management
Crickets thrive in damp, cluttered, or poorly sealed environments. Our professionals don’t just kill the insects—they address the conditions attracting them.
This may include recommending structural repairs, improving drainage, or removing exterior debris that fosters infestations.
Preventing Secondary Pest Issues
Crickets often attract spiders, rodents, and other predators looking for food. By eliminating the crickets properly, our pest control services also reduce the risk of other infestations.
Long-Term Prevention
Our professionals establish barrier treatments around the foundation and entry points to stop future invasions.
We provide ongoing maintenance plans, ensuring crickets (and other pests) stay under control year-round.
Safety and Expertise
DIY sprays and powders, if misapplied, can be hazardous to people, pets, or stored goods.
Our licensed technicians are trained to use products safely and strategically, reducing unnecessary exposure.
Hiring our professional pest control for crickets means you don’t just silence the noise—you eliminate the source, protect your property from damage, and reduce the risk of recurring infestations. Our experts combine inspection, targeted treatment, and preventive strategies that most DIY approaches can’t match.
Get Rid Of Crickets With Miche Pest Control
Hiring our team of professionals at Miche Pest Control is an investment in long-term protection, expertise, and peace of mind. Here’s why:
- Personalized Service and Local Expertise: We know the specific pest pressures in the area—such as seasonal rodent activity, regional ant species, or local termite threats. Our technicians understand the environment, climate, and building types common to the area, allowing them to provide targeted, effective treatments.
- High-Quality, Comprehensive Solutions: As a full-service provider, we doe’t just treat surface problems; we address the root causes. From inspections and prevention to exclusion and ongoing maintenance, we deliver complete, integrated pest management (IPM) programs designed to both eliminate infestations and prevent future ones.
- Accountability and Reliability: We live and die by our reputation. We rely on trust, referrals, and repeat business, meaning we're committed to doing the job right the first time and providing exceptional customer care.
- Faster Response Times: We respond quickly to emergencies and schedule services sooner than large, national chains. Especially when you’re dealing with urgent pest issues like rodents or wasps, that speed matters.
- Customized Treatment Plans: We tailor our services to your property’s specific needs instead of using one-size-fits-all chemical treatments. This results in safer, more effective pest control that minimizes environmental impact and reduces unnecessary pesticide use.
- Highly Trained, Experienced Technicians: We invest in training, certification, and continuing education for our technicians. We stay current on the latest pest biology, control techniques, and safety standards.
- Long-Term Prevention and Value: Our focus on providing quality service means fewer callbacks, longer-lasting protection, and better value over time. Instead of repeated, temporary fixes, you get strategic solutions that protect your home or business for the long run and provide better peace of mind.
Hiring our team means you get expertise you can trust, faster service, safer and more effective treatments, and long-term results that protect both your property and your peace of mind. Contact us today!