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Cricket Extermination Services
Stride Pest Control provides cricket control for homes and businesses across Central Texas, where field crickets swarm doorways in late summer, house crickets chirp from inside walls, and camel crickets lurk in damp garages and crawl spaces. Crickets are hard to keep out on your own because they slip through small gaps and are drawn to the lights and moisture around a home.
Stride treats crickets through the Stride Forward integrated pest management process, focused on sealing entry points and cutting the moisture and harborage that draw them in. Reducing what attracts crickets is what keeps them from coming back after treatment.
Every treatment is backed by a same-day service option and a satisfaction guarantee, and the products we use are odorless and colorless once dry. Because crickets are a favorite food of scorpions and spiders, controlling them lowers the pests that hunt them, so Stride also handles spider control and general pest control.
Crickets In Central Texas
A few kinds of crickets show up around Central Texas homes, and where they gather changes how they are treated.
| Cricket | What To Know |
|---|---|
| Field cricket | Black and common outdoors. Swarms doorways and lights in late summer, sometimes by the hundreds. |
| House cricket | Light brown. Gets indoors and chirps from walls and warm spots, active at night. |
| Camel cricket | Humpbacked, wingless, and silent. Lives in damp garages, basements, and crawl spaces and jumps when disturbed. |
Field crickets swarm from outside, house crickets settle in walls, and camel crickets signal moisture, so identifying which is present guides the treatment.
For the cricket bothering you, see our dedicated pages: house crickets, field crickets, and camel crickets.
Signs You Have Crickets
Crickets tend to announce themselves:
- Chirping from walls, closets, or warm spots at night.
- Crickets swarming doorways and lights, especially in late summer.
- Humpbacked crickets jumping in the garage, basement, or crawl space.
- Chewed paper, fabric, or plants, which crickets damage in numbers.
- More scorpions or spiders, which hunt crickets and follow the food.
Are Crickets Dangerous?
Crickets are not dangerous. They do not bite in any harmful way, sting, or spread disease. The trouble they cause is nuisance and, in large numbers, damage.
Heavy cricket populations chew on paper, fabric, and plants, and the constant chirping wears on a household. Crickets also feed scorpions and spiders, so a large cricket population around a home tends to raise those pests too, which is one more reason to keep their numbers down.
How We Get Rid of Crickets
Stride treats crickets through the five-step Stride Forward process, aimed at the gaps, moisture, and harborage that draw them:
- Inspect. We check entry points, moisture, harborage, and the exterior lighting that pulls crickets toward the house.
- Identify. We confirm which cricket is present and the conditions feeding it.
- Recommend. We point out the gaps to seal, the moisture to fix, and the lighting swaps that make a home less inviting.
- Treat. We apply a residual around the perimeter, treat harborage in garages and crawl spaces, and seal the gaps crickets use to get inside.
- Evaluate. We monitor on recurring visits, since crickets keep migrating from the yard in warm months.
Our GreenPro certification guides this reduced-risk approach.
How to Keep Crickets Away
Keeping crickets down comes back to sealing up and cutting what attracts them:
- Seal gaps around doors, windows, and the foundation, and add door sweeps.
- Reduce moisture around the foundation and in garages and crawl spaces.
- Swap white exterior bulbs for yellow or LED lights that draw fewer crickets.
- Clear debris and mulch back from the foundation.
- Declutter damp garages, basements, and storage where camel crickets hide.
Cricket Control Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there so many crickets by my door in late summer?
Field crickets swarm toward lights and warm surfaces in late summer, sometimes in huge numbers. Switching exterior bulbs to yellow or LED and sealing gaps around the door cuts the crowd sharply.
What is the humpbacked cricket in my garage?
That is a camel cricket. It is wingless, does not chirp, and loves damp, dark spaces like garages, basements, and crawl spaces, so finding them is usually a sign of excess moisture.
Do crickets cause any damage?
In large numbers, crickets chew on paper, fabric, and plants, so they are more than just noisy. For most homes the bigger issue is the nuisance and the chirping.
How do I stop crickets chirping in my walls?
House crickets get in through small gaps, so sealing entry points and treating the perimeter removes them and keeps new ones from following.
THE STRIDE FORWARD PROGRAM
Our Strategic ECO-BASED Protocol
Stride Forward is our Integrated Pest Management program where we partner with our clients in the long-term removal and prevention of pests. Keeping your property free of unwanted insects and rodents works best when we work together.
The program combines habitat manipulation, biological control, cultural behavior changes, and the targeted use of products designed to repel or eradicate pests. Our approach follows five steps, with non-chemical methods prioritized before any product application.
Our Certifications & Awards
Stride Pest Control holds QualityPro and GreenPro certifications through the NPMA’s Foundation for Professional Pest Management, and fewer than 3% of pest control companies nationwide hold both. QualityPro requires background checks on every service member, a drug-free workplace, and 16 standards that exceed state and federal requirements.
Our Austin and Round Rock office operates under Texas Department of Agriculture license TPCL #667951, with Burton Johnston as Responsible Certified Applicator. Our San Antonio office operates under TPCL #827449, with Alex Randall as Responsible Certified Applicator. Our office manager, Michael Honeycutt, is an Associate Certified Entomologist through the Entomological Society of America.
Founded in 2013, we have served nearly 12,000 customers across Central Texas and hold a 4.9-star rating across 2,400+ reviews with an A+ from the BBB.
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