Cricket Facts

• Most Common Species: Gryllus species and Acheta domesticus
• Name: House crickets have earned the nickname“Cricket on the Hearth”
• Size: 1.46 cm to just over an 2.5 cm
• Color: Shiny black
• Appearance: Instantly recognizable by their song, crickets have leathery wings and long antennae 

Cricket Social Behavior

Crickets are an occasional home invader and common denizen of the landscape. Crickets are commonly encountered in yards, basements and barns. Eggs hatch in late spring or early summer – those nymphs grow into adults in about 45 days. The males of these newly adult crickets will begin singing to attract females at this time and continue throughout the summer.