TEXAS – You may have noticed a whole bunch of crickets out and about in Central Texas over the last couple days. Well, according to Texas A&M University, all the dry weather we’ve had is partially to blame.
- Field crickets found all over Texas
- Females lay hundreds of eggs
The TAMU Agri-Life Extension Office says in an online article all about these creatures, that field crickets are pretty common during autumn in Texas.
One female cricket can lay anywhere from 150 to 400 eggs and those eggs are getting laid in the fall.
And while the Extension Office says cricket outbreaks in Texas haven’t been well studied, they do know that years where there were dry springs and summers have the largest number of crickets.
There is good news though: field crickets inside your home may be annoying, but they aren’t going to keep breeding inside.
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One way you can keep them from piling up outside your home or business is to turn off bright outdoor lights.
TAMU explains that bright lights attract these creepy-crawlies and buildings with lots of light will be surrounded by the most crickets.
Learn more about how to keep these crickets outside and away from your home here.