There is a cricket in my house

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 09/11/2014 at 23:04 • Filed to: None

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and I want to smash it with a sledge hammer. Is there a better way to get rid of it, and find it?

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:06

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Follow the noise.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:06

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Got a cricket?

Whelp, you're going to need to burn the house down to get rid of it.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/11/2014 at 23:09

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I did, but every time I get close, it stops chirping

JGrabowMSt > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:09

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Dont hurt the cricket! Catach and release. "Leave the wild as you found it."*

*except for spiders kill those bastards.

Nerd-Vol > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/11/2014 at 23:11

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beat me to it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:12

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I just drowned the one in my house with bug poison.

Bet your ass it stopped chirping. It's carcass might still be under the basement TV stand...

Brian, The Life of > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:14

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You need a house gecko. It's your only hope.

thevoid > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:15

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It won't make you feel any better, but they are a sign of good luck in some countries.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Brian, The Life of 09/11/2014 at 23:18

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No Geckos, My parents home insurance is with state farm

lol

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > thevoid 09/11/2014 at 23:18

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I've heard that, Its still very annoying

thevoid > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:20

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May it's end come swiftly then.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/11/2014 at 23:37

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http://bugasalt.com/

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 09/12/2014 at 00:03

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Oh man, I wish That wasnt overpriced, that is AWESOME

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 09/12/2014 at 00:05

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Salt. Everywhere.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 09/12/2014 at 00:10

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Small price to pay for peace of mind, wouldn't you say? Besides, leaf blower take care of things no problem.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 09/12/2014 at 00:11

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I was thinking leaf blower to solve the initial problem. Wait. Salt in the leaf blower. Bug WMD

Racescort666 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/12/2014 at 00:11

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You have to be really patient. You once you get into the same room or have it narrowed down to a certain area, it takes about 5 minutes for them to start back up again if you don't move. A lot of times they'll crawl under stuff so you can't smash them so that's why I recommend:

A vacuum. Seriously, use the corner adapter and extensions and everything, you'll suck him up no problem.

$kaycog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/12/2014 at 08:42

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Good luck with that. I had one a couple of weeks ago. I went online and it was suggested by many to put molasses in a bowl of water and it will attract them, and they will drown. I had to buy $4 jar of the stuff, and it didn't work. Went to hardware store and bought Roach Motels (says on box it will attract crickets too). Did not work. Early one evening, when I went to the kitchen, there he was on the kitchen floor. I grabbed a paper towel, and when I reached down to grab him, he hopped away (they're fast) with me in hot pursuit, screaming like a mad woman. He went under a recliner in the living room, and I shoved the recliner up, and he hopped under an end table. I tiptoed around table and got him with the paper towel. As much as I hate squeezing insects, I squeezed him till he crunched. I then flushed him down the toilet. Little bastard. They are really loud inside a home. Thankfully, I never heard him while asleep, but when I got up in the mornings, he was chirping somewhere. Like you said, when you try to find them, they shut up.