Cave Cricket infestation

[Kype 3,536]

anyone ever have cave crickets in their basement? they are getting out of hand in my basement and are starting to grow. i sprayed ortho home defense and left the basement light on about 2 weeks ago. that kept them at bay, but now they are everywhere. just wondering if anyone ever had this problem in their house and what you did to get them out. my wife refuses to go in the basement. which means im on laundry duty now...

[Greg 724]

Dehumidifier, they are there for the moisture.

Put one in my basement 3 years ago, after a couple/few days of it running they where gone and have not seen one since.

[Psehunter 1,201]

I have them in my basement, they don't bother me and my wife is freaked out by them...I keep them around for that reason, gives me a place to get away where my wife won't follow

[3Blade 7,498]

Dehumidifier and glue traps. If that don't work call Tarhunt.

[Shootemandmountem 1,680]

Call John....AKA....Tarhunt

[Live to Hunt 11,665]

Hate them 

[Bojaffa 668]

Glue traps do work at catching the hoppers. Then gotta get the moisture out. As was mentioned above. 

[BowhunterNJ 10,187]

Too much moisture for sure, dehumidifier to the max!

[Swamprat 3,023]

They feed on mold.  Basement crawlspace are there favorite places. Reduce moisture they go away. And yes glue boards along walls helps as well. 

[MGHunter66 7,854]

Cave crickets like moist dark places, dehumidifier and LED strip light left on all the time. Then treat the entire area with deltamethrin-dust, they can’t stand the stuff


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[NJREALTOR 121]

See if you can find their nest. Spray it with bug killer and then sprinkle generously with borax. I had some broken concrete where the well pipe comes in and they were nested there. Killed them and treated with borax. I also run a dehumidifier.

[Buck154 13,714]

Very wet year is the problem.  They like the moisture.  Dry it out and they go away.

[Swamp_Yankee 1,942]

Dehumidifer made mine disappear, but don't buy one of those $200 Home Depot pieces of junk.  I run a Santa Fe Advance 90-its a little pricey at $1300 but it will run forever (the box store units die in 2-3 years if you're lucky), it filters the air while its working, and they're extremely efficient which saves on the electric bill.  They're also made in the United States:

https://www.sylvane.com/santa-fe-advance90-dehumidifier.html

My 150 year old rubblestone basement is dry as a popcorn fart with this thing running.  In summer I can get it down to 45-50% and still have it cycling on and off, which is pretty low for a basement, especially one like mine.  When I do find a cave cricket here and there they're always dead-they must get in and the air in the basement sucks the moisture right out of their bodies and they just dry up.  They snap crackle pop when you step on them.

[dac 3]

Always wondered how they would do as fishing bait 

Edited December 4, 2018 by dac

[stratocaster 940]

5 hours ago, 3Blade said:

Dehumidifier and glue traps. If that don't work call Tarhunt.

Glue traps are killing machines.  I have about 8 traps in my basement for various bugs, spiders etc...the pesticides make me worry a bit about long term effects inside the home.