How to keep crickets out of the house.?

Question

Every night when I go into the basement I have about five crickets that I kill. I was wondering if there was something I could spray or pour around the house to stop them from entering the home.

Answer 1

"....Crickets are omnivores and scavengers feeding on organic materials, as well as decaying plant material, fungi, and some seedling plants. Crickets also have been known to eat their own dead when there is no other source of food available.

Crickets mate in late summer and lay their eggs in the fall. The eggs hatch in the spring and have been estimated to number as high as 2,000 per fertile female..."

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We also get crickets in our basement from time to time. Any good bug spray (or shoe) should kill them. I have also found that controlling the humidity level in the basement is very important as it reduces the fungi they can feed on. We have a fairly large basement and run two dehumidifiers down there from spring to fall, sometimes they pull as much as 4-5 gallons of water from the air a day.

Answer 2

you could call a bug control company...they could tell you something