Crickets
Gryllidae
General Information
Typically, crickets in the house are harmless. However, if cricket sounds are keeping you up at night or if these pests are damaging your plants in the garden, you may want to take action and find out how to help get rid of crickets.
- Crickets are most active at night.
- If you’ve ever wondered why crickets chirp, their characteristic sound is actually made by male crickets rubbing their front wings together as they try to attract mates.
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Additional details
- Indoors, house crickets prefer warm, damp places like basements, garages, and crawl spaces.
- Male crickets will sing or chirp to attract mates, which can keep you up at night.
- Crickets prefer to eat decaying plant-based foods, but they can be a problem in gardens where they eat crop leaves, seeds, and fruits.
- Crickets will nest in tall grass, so keep your lawn trimmed and remove any tall grasses near your foundation.
- Avoid keeping wood, rocks, and other harborage on the ground where crickets can hide close to the foundation.
- Check firewood for crickets before bringing it inside.
Solutions for Crickets
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Highlights:
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- It leaves no lingering chemical odor.
- This easy-to-use spray can be applied to surfaces where ants, roaches, and other listed bugs may be infesting.
- Available in Pine Forest Fresh® scent.
- Available in 17.5 oz. size.
*on Cockroaches and Ants on non-porous surfaces such as ceramic and laminate. (Carpenter Ants for up to 12 weeks. Kills by contact.)
Kills bugs without harming your house or garden plants.
Highlights:
Raid® House & Garden Bug Killer is specially formulated to kill crawling, flying and garden insects.
- Kills bugs and won't damage house or garden plants when used as directed.
- Use indoors or outdoors to kill ants, roaches, spiders, flies, and other listed bugs on contact.
- For Outdoor: Use this product on ornamental garden plants
- Also available in Orange Breeze scent.
- Available in 11 oz. size.
Easy-to-use and effective for up to 13 weeks*, this ant and roach spray kills problem insects on contact with no lingering chemical odor.
*on Cockroaches and Ants on non-porous surfaces such as ceramic and laminate. (Carpenter Ants for up to 12 weeks. Kills by contact.)
Highlights:
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- It leaves no lingering chemical odor.
- This easy-to-use spray can be applied to surfaces where ants, roaches and other listed bugs may be infesting.
- Available in 12 oz., 17.5 oz. and 20 oz. sizes.
- Available in Lemon, Lavender, and Outdoor Fresh scents. Also, available in Fragrance Free.
*on Cockroaches and Ants on non-porous surfaces such as ceramic and laminate. (Carpenter Ants for up to 12 weeks. Kills by contact.)
Easy-to-use and effective for up to 6 months, this ant and roach spray kills problem insects on contact** with no greasy residue. Spray two ways for those hard to reach places and larger areas.
**kills under 1 minute.
Highlights:
- Keeps killing for up to 6 months.
- Use this product to kill roaches and listed bugs on contact.
- Spray 2 ways. Spray with the wand for precise applications in tight spots, including cracks, crevices, and under appliances. Spray with the wand folded down for larger areas.
- Won't stain carpets & floors
- Clean fresh scent
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*American cockroaches and Argentine ants, and applied on non-porous surfaces
Highlights:
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- Large 1 Gallon container provides a long-lasting solution that keeps killing for up to 18 months* (*American cockroaches and Argentine ants, and applied on non-porous surfaces)
- Also available in 1 Gallon Refill, 30 oz Trigger Starter and 30 oz Trigger Refill
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Raid® Max Perimeter Protection helps keep listed bugs out and leaves no odor or oily residue (see label for details).
Highlights:
- Kills ants, fleas, flies, gnats, roaches, spiders, centipedes, stink bugs and more (See label for full list)
- Leaves no odor oily residue
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Spray outdoors, around doors, windows, and along your home's foundations
- Spray indoors along floor boards, door and window frames
- Use in hard-to-reach places where long-term control is needed
- Perimeter Protection kills 10x more roaches than the leading competitor* (*Based on 48 hour mortality rates of German and American cockroaches in laboratory testing after five-minute exposure to a one-day aged deposit of product on hardwood plywood panels)
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Highlights:
Raid® Multi Insect Killer is specially formulated to kill both crawling and flying insects.
- Kills common listed household insects.
- Also available in Orange Breeze scent.
- Available in 15 oz. size.
Home pests entrenched in hard-to-reach spaces? Our fogger for bugs reaches deep into crevices and cracks to kills ants, spiders, and more. Even better, this bug bomb keeps working for up to two months from application.
Highlights:
Raid® Concentrated Deep Reach Fogger kills bugs where they hide without a wet, messy residue.
- One 1.5 oz can treat a room up to 25' X 25' with an 8' ceiling, up to 5000 cu. ft.
- Available in 3-pack and 4-pack.
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Highlights:
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- One 2.1 oz can treats up to 7000 cu. ft.
- Available in 3-pack.
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Highlights:
Raid® Flea Killer Plus Fogger allows you to treat an entire room with a water-based formula that kills fleas and hatching eggs for up to four months.
- Available in 15 oz. size.
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