This does NOT mean that all crickets will live that long. Crickets often go through some degree of physical stress during the production, loading and shipping processes, which does shorten their life expectancy. The amount of stress depends upon the care taken to produce, package and transport them. Adult crickets are approximately 4.5 weeks old when we ship them. If they are cared for properly as outlined above they should live about a week after you receive them.
Crickets are very susceptible to insecticides.