They frequently remain motionless trying to avoid discovery. Approach quietly from behind and they can be caught by hand. Large dip or butterfly nets allow for more consistent capture. Crickets Crickets are best caught by hand on cool autumn mornings when chilly air slows the jumpers' reflexes. Even after one or two light frosts, at least some crickets are still around, usually well into late October.
Crickets seem particularly attracted to old potato patches where they feed on remnant tubers.
Crickets are also found around house and outbuilding foundations and in dark, cluttered corners of garages. Bagworms and Other Assorted Wigglers Bagworms are common pests on pines in urban landscapes and on red cedars in the wild. Bagworms build puffy, bag-like cocoons decorated with dried needles of the host plant. By late August males emerge as moths to mate. The females temporarily remain behind to lay eggs.