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A few crickets chirping outside may seem harmless, but when they invade your home, the constant noise becomes unbearable — and the damage they cause is real. Crickets feed on fabric, paper, and food products, and their populations can surge dramatically in late summer and fall as they seek warm shelter ahead of cooler temperatures. Basements, crawl spaces, garages, and utility rooms are prime harborage areas once they’re inside.
Select Exterminating targets cricket infestations with a combination of exterior perimeter treatments and interior baiting that reduces populations quickly and establishes a barrier against re-entry. Our technicians identify the entry points and conditions attracting crickets to your property, giving you lasting relief — not just a temporary fix.
Understanding cricket infestations
Crickets are most active at night, making them easy to miss until an infestation is already well established. If you’re noticing the following signs inside your home, it’s time to act before populations grow larger:
Persistent chirping noise inside your home
Male crickets produce their chirping sound by rubbing their wings together — a behavior called stridulation. If chirping is coming from inside walls, basements, or utility areas rather than from the yard, crickets have established themselves indoors and the population is likely larger than a few individuals.
Chewed or damaged fabric, carpet, and paper goods
Crickets feed on a wide range of organic materials including wool, silk, cotton, leather, and paper. Finding irregular chew holes in clothing, upholstery, wallpaper, or stored documents is a sign that crickets are feeding actively inside your home.
Our cricket treatment process
Cricket control is about cutting off the infestation at the perimeter and eliminating the conditions that attract them. Our technicians take a thorough, property-wide approach to get results that last:
Detailed Inspection
Our technicians assess the interior and exterior of your home to identify entry points, harborage areas, and the environmental conditions — such as excess moisture, heavy mulch, and exterior lighting — that are drawing crickets to your property.
Treatment Plan
We apply a targeted perimeter barrier treatment around the foundation and entry points to intercept crickets before they enter, combined with interior bait placements in active harborage areas. Exterior lighting recommendations are also provided, as bright lights attract crickets in large numbers.
Follow-Up
We inspect after treatment to confirm population reduction and address any new entry points or conditions. Late summer follow-up treatments are recommended in areas with historically high fall cricket pressure.
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Why choose our cricket treatment
Our cricket treatment utilizes the latest advances in technology and eco-friendly methods. With years of experience and thousands of successful treatments, we deliver complete elimination every time.
Perimeter barrier treatments that intercept crickets before they enter
Interior bait placements for rapid elimination of indoor populations
Seasonal timing expertise for peak late-summer cricket pressure
Frequently asked questions
Why do crickets seem to get worse in the fall?
As temperatures drop in late summer and fall, crickets instinctively seek warm shelter to survive. Homes and structures provide ideal conditions, and crickets will exploit any gap or crack in the exterior to get inside. This seasonal surge is the most common trigger for cricket infestations indoors.
Do crickets cause structural damage?
Crickets don’t damage wood structures the way termites or carpenter ants do, but they can cause significant damage to fabrics, carpets, stored clothing, paper goods, and even wallpaper. They’re also a food source for other unwanted pests like spiders, which can create a secondary infestation problem.
What's attracting crickets to my home?
Exterior lighting is a major attractant — crickets are strongly drawn to bright lights at night. Dense mulch, leaf litter, and debris against your foundation provide harborage, and moisture from leaky gutters or poor drainage creates ideal living conditions. Addressing these factors is part of our treatment approach.
Are crickets dangerous to my family or pets?
Crickets themselves are not harmful to humans and rarely bite. However, large indoor populations create significant noise, damage personal property, and attract predatory pests like spiders and centipedes into your home. Some pets may eat crickets, which can occasionally lead to digestive issues.
How quickly will treatment work?
Perimeter treatments begin working within 24 to 48 hours, killing crickets that cross the treated zone. Indoor bait placements reduce active populations within the first week. For severe fall invasions, a follow-up treatment 2 to 3 weeks later ensures any newly hatched or migrating crickets are addressed.