Unlike the other crickets, they are poor jumpers. Although they are weak flyers, they may take to the air when their tunnels are flooded, or they may walk across the ground. At these times they may enter homes, particularly ones with basements. They are not known to damage anything in the house, but their presence may be frightening. Control Understanding the behavior of crickets is the most important step in maintaining control.
Most crickets are active at night.
They prefer to live in dark, close surroundings such as behind or under objects or in cracks and crevices. They generally like cool, damp and dark locations. They may be attracted to buildings because of these conditions. Thus eliminating objects such as rocks, stacked boards, firewood and overgrown vegetation near homes is a must. Field and house crickets are strongly attracted to lights, and mole crickets are attracted to a lesser extent.