They may lay anywhere from 150 to 400 eggs. Most of the eggs overwinter in the ground and hatch in May and June. The newly hatched cricket can walk, run and jump immediately. Hibernation occurs in the egg stage and, to a lesser degree, in the nymphal stage in the 5th and 6th instars. Adults appear in July and August, mate, and usually die when the first cold weather sets in.
Field crickets can damage ornamental plants and shrubs.
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