Comments on: Camel Cricket http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-238 Tim Eisele Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:05:33 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-238 Well, as far as getting rid of them permanently, I think you'll need to either eliminate the conditions that attract them, or close off the route that they are using to get in. If you can close up that "gap" in your concrete floor, that's probably how they are getting in (assuming they are not breeding under some object on your porch, in which case they aren't "getting in" at all). If you can reduce the humidity, that will probably help too. They need a food source, so if there is anything like rotting wood or mildew about, cleaning that up will probably encourage them to move along instead of hanging around. Alternatively, you could introduce a predator. Tarantulas love them :-) Well, as far as getting rid of them permanently, I think you’ll need to either eliminate the conditions that attract them, or close off the route that they are using to get in. If you can close up that “gap” in your concrete floor, that’s probably how they are getting in (assuming they are not breeding under some object on your porch, in which case they aren’t “getting in” at all).

If you can reduce the humidity, that will probably help too. They need a food source, so if there is anything like rotting wood or mildew about, cleaning that up will probably encourage them to move along instead of hanging around.

Alternatively, you could introduce a predator. Tarantulas love them :-)

]]> By: Kay Reed http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-236 Kay Reed Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:50:05 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-236 I find these "things" on my porch with a concrete floor that has a gap in it to the ground. I hate these "things" mainly because they are so ugly but they also startle me when they jump. They seem to be easy to kill with bug spray but always return later. How do I get rid of them permanently? They seem to have appeared only a couple of years ago. I find these “things” on my porch with a concrete floor that has a gap in it to the ground. I hate these “things” mainly because they are so ugly but they also startle me when they jump. They seem to be easy to kill with bug spray but always return later. How do I get rid of them permanently? They seem to have appeared only a couple of years ago.

]]> By: JFargo http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-184 JFargo Wed, 14 May 2008 16:43:43 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-184 That first picture put me in mind of the "head crabs" from the games Half-Life and its later iterations for some reason. Very cool pictures. That first picture put me in mind of the “head crabs” from the games Half-Life and its later iterations for some reason.

Very cool pictures.

]]> By: Scott http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-183 Scott Mon, 12 May 2008 13:22:16 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/05/10/camel-cricket/#comment-183 My wife HATES these things. Hates them with the hatred of a thousand suns. As a result the family she stayed with in High School froze one and put it on her pillow. Hillarity ensued. My wife HATES these things. Hates them with the hatred of a thousand suns. As a result the family she stayed with in High School froze one and put it on her pillow. Hillarity ensued.

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