2007-01-13 19:33:33 · 7 answers · asked by Sean B 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There are many different species of crickets but the field cricket is a serious agricultural pest. Field crickets are fairly common. If you only have a few of them I wouldn't worry about them. But if you notice a large population you may want to spray or dust them to keep their population in check so your garden is not damaged.
If you are oriental you can keep one in a cricket cage for good luck but it will probably keep you awake at night with its chirping.
2007-01-14 00:55:31 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Crickets are in the same family genis as roaches. They eat your plants, so if you have too many, then no it wouldn't be a good thing.
On the other hand if you are fond of organic fertilizer which chemically breaks down almost too quickly to be of any use anyway...then maybe you'll like them. They leave exhorbadant amounts of little black poop pellets that look like poppy seeds all over the place.
But alas! you can use them as a free temperature guage since you can accurately tell the temperature outdoors by their chirps per minute.
2007-01-13 21:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been a serious gardener for many years and have never had any reason to consider crickets a serious pest problem.
Really destructive pests that need to be dealt with are things like cabbage worms, cucumber beetles, slugs.
2007-01-14 04:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's good to have them. they don't harm anything. Only 1% of the insects is harmful pests.
2007-01-13 20:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by James the great 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a good insect, don't kill any though it is supposed to bring bad luck if you kill a cricket
2007-01-13 19:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't kill it. It will eat other tiny bugs.
2007-01-14 00:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they eat plants
2007-01-13 19:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋