Cave Cricket Control on Long Island
The team at A&C Pest Management are the experts at exterminating cave crickets on Long Island, with over 40 years of experience eliminating cricket populations in homes. The cave cricket is the most common species found in homes on Long Island and is different from the field crickets you may see in your yard. They are attracted to cool, damp areas, making your basement an ideal environment. They are also commonly found near shaded areas, in laundry rooms or bathrooms, drains and sewers, leaves, and debris.
What Do Cave Crickets Look Like?
Cave crickets, or camel, and spider crickets, have a few signature identifiers that make them hard to mistake, including:
- A brown body, often covered in various shades of brown spots
- A large, hump-shaped back with 6 legs
- Large, drumstick-like back legs
- A long set of antennae
Although cave crickets are wingless, their long back legs allow them to make powerful jumpers, making them both difficult and nerve-wracking to catch. Cave crickets also have a long set of antennae and do not chirp like other species.
What Attracts Cave Crickets?
The cave cricket is active year-round, and while usually residing in cool, damp areas, they begin searching for warmer places to spend the fall and winter in New York. This means they usually end up hanging out around your foundation, and ultimately inside your home. They lay eggs in the spring that will hatch a few weeks later. Because of their behavior, you will usually see a spike in cave cricket activity in the spring as they're hatching and in the fall as they're moving into warmer areas.
Can Cave Crickets Cause Damage?
While cave crickets do not usually bite people, they do have chewing mouthparts that can cause damage to materials such as fabrics or clothes. Cave crickets are not poisonous and are more often seen as a scary nuisance more than anything.
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How To Get Rid of a Cave Cricket Infestation
A&C Pest Management offers an integrated pest management (IPM) approach to cave cricket control, which includes an assessment of your property and exclusion suggestions, as well as environmentally friendly treatment options. Homeowners can take steps to prevent this pest from invading their homes, such as:
- Eliminating moisture in basement areas by using a dehumidifier.
- Sealing cracks and crevices around the foundation.
- Inspecting and sealing windows and checking screens for holes.
- Clearing debris away from the structure of your home to eliminate possible breeding sites.
Check out our other pest control services to see how we can better serve your family, removing cave crickets and a variety of other pests around your home.
Should pests persist in between scheduled treatments, simply let us know and we'll re-service your home for no additional cost to you. That's our guarantee to you!
Cities We Service on Long Island
A&C has been providing exceptional service and pest management solutions to our communities on Long Island and the surrounding areas since 1969. We're proud to provide services to the following areas of Nassau County and Suffolk County.
