Problems and timing may not apply outside of this area. Crickets have been a common sight or sound around homes and buildings. While an occasional cricket in and around the home may not be a big problem, in some cases the population is large enough where control is needed. Chances are the type of cricket you're seeing or hearing now is a field cricket. Field crickets are most common near agricultural or grassy areas, are usually black, and can be fairly large.
Wings project back and look like pointed tails.
They prefer to be outdoors, but sometimes wander inside. Field crickets are not capable of reproducing indoors. Most adult field crickets will die off by the first freeze and 95 percent overwinter as eggs in the soil. The cricket found most often in the home is the house cricket. They prefer warm areas and are often seen in cracks and crevices near the fireplace, kitchen, and basement.