Signs you have a cricket problem
- Chirping at night around the foundation, garage, or interior walls
- Crickets in garages, bathrooms, and around door thresholds
- Clusters around exterior lights after dark
- Increasing scorpion sightings — they follow the food
Why Valley homes get crickets
Field crickets breed in enormous numbers around irrigated yards, agricultural edges, and desert washes, then move toward structures for shelter and the insects attracted to lighting. They're the number-one food source for bark scorpions — a property with a cricket problem is advertising itself to the Valley's most unwelcome predator.
How we treat crickets
We treat crickets as the base of the pest food chain. Service targets their harborage and travel routes — foundation perimeters, weep screeds, block walls, and moisture areas — with materials that hold up in summer heat. Knocking cricket populations down does double duty: the noise stops, and scorpion pressure drops with the food supply.
For most homes, our Essential plan is the right fit for crickets — see plans and pricing, published right on the site.
Prevention tips
- Switch exterior bulbs to warm/yellow LEDs that attract fewer insects
- Fix irrigation overspray that keeps foundation soil damp
- Seal garage-door corners and door thresholds
- Keep ground cover and clutter away from exterior walls
Frequently asked questions
Are crickets actually harmful?
Directly, barely — they can chew fabrics and are mostly a noise nuisance. Indirectly, they matter a lot: they're the primary prey sustaining bark scorpion populations.
Why are they always in my garage?
Garages offer darkness, gaps at the door corners, moisture, and shelter from daytime heat — everything a cricket wants. Sealing the door's corner gaps helps significantly.
When is cricket season in Arizona?
Populations build through late spring and peak in the heart of summer, tapering as nights cool in fall — the same curve scorpion activity follows.