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jespear Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 1:04 PM EST
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Okay . . . so it's more like FIFTY crickets ! d'oh!
crickets.jpg
dstieger Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 1:14 PM EST
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How are you going to cook them?
jespear Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 1:44 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
How are you going to cook them?


Sauteed in a creamy garlic butter sauce.

BARF!
Gene363 Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 1:48 PM EST
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Bait!
jespear Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 2:30 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Bait!


Kinda tough gettin'em off da glue board .
Of course, you probably could just put the whole board on the hook and go after bigger fish.
Palama Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 2:44 PM EST
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Back in the day I used to have to catch grasshoppers and crickets for the cardinals we had but iffin’ I had the sticky board thingie, woulda made my job so much easier!
dstieger Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 2:49 PM EST
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I use sticky traps for pantry moths. Didn't know they had them for crickets.

We have one (I think) very noisy cricket in the laundry. I like it. Wife is less than thrilled. I may need a cricket trap, too.

Hopefully, Dr. Killigan makes one -- his moth traps are ten times better than any others
jespear Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 3:41 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
I use sticky traps for pantry moths. Didn't know they had them for crickets.
That's a cheap Dollar Store glue trap in the pic.

We have one (I think) very noisy cricket in the laundry. I like it. Wife is less than thrilled. I may need a cricket trap, too.
If you have ONE, sooner or later you'll have FIFTY !

Hopefully, Dr. Killigan makes one -- his moth traps are ten times better than any others
dstieger Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 3:45 PM EST
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Maybe he's a he....fingers crossed
jespear Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 5:27 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Maybe he's a he....fingers crossed


You KNOW why they chirp, right ?

His chirping just might translate to . . .
"HEY LADIES ! Have you heard the human legend of Frankie Tri-Pod ?
Well . . . That is NOT a third hind leg I'm sportin' back there ! " :-"
frankj1 Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 6:05 PM EST
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jespear wrote:
You KNOW why they chirp, right ?

His chirping just might translate to . . .
"HEY LADIES ! Have you heard the human legend of Frankie Tri-Pod ?
Well . . . That is NOT a third hind leg I'm sportin' back there ! " Whistle

I nevah chirp!

btw, I know it was easily seen, but kudos on the current events word play in the OP
tamapatom Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 6:29 PM EST
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I once bought a glue trap for rats when they first came out.

I set it out and all I caught was a dragonfly. I checked on it later and inadvertently trapped a lizard who was trying to eat the dragonfly. Poor lizard.

Then I checked later and a bird had flown in to get the lizard. I went to try to figure a way to get the bird loose and when i came back, there was our cat with the glue trap caught on his paw, waving it around.

Cat lost some fur. All other victims were mortally wounded. I threw the trap away, never to use one again.
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#13 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 6:31 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
I once bought a glue trap for rats when they first came out.

I set it out and all I caught was a dragonfly. I checked on it later and inadvertently trapped a lizard who was trying to eat the dragonfly. Poor lizard.

Then I checked later and a bird had flown in to get the lizard. I went to try to figure a way to get the bird loose and when i came back, there was our cat with the glue trap caught on his paw, waving it around.

Cat lost some fur. All other victims were mortally wounded. I threw the trap away, never to use one again.

Sounds like your glue trap ended up being a Snack Bar....Anxious
tamapatom Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 6:42 PM EST
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The circle of death.
delta1 Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Sep 18 2019, 6:44 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I nevah chirp!

btw, I know it was easily seen, but kudos on the current events word play in the OP


fog <-----jespear
tailgater Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2019, 8:45 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I nevah chirp!

btw, I know it was easily seen, but kudos on the current events word play in the OP


Those Cricks were shaking!
dstieger Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, Sep 23 2019, 10:34 AM EST
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Thanks for the advice, jes.

I went ahead and got a trap for our solitary, lonely cricket. (No Dollar Store cheapo for our cricket. I ordered one from Amazon, just because Pac and Jonesy might disapprove.)

Put it out at 9PM last night. At 5AM, the cricket started his cricketing. By 5:15, my wife said, it's awfully quiet....checked the trap and sure enough....got there in time to see him still squirming
delta1 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Sep 23 2019, 2:53 PM EST
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awwwww....
jespear Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Sep 23 2019, 7:32 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Thanks for the advice, jes.

I went ahead and got a trap for our solitary, lonely cricket. (No Dollar Store cheapo for our cricket. I ordered one from Amazon, just because Pac and Jonesy might disapprove.)

Put it out at 9PM last night. At 5AM, the cricket started his cricketing. By 5:15, my wife said, it's awfully quiet....checked the trap and sure enough....got there in time to see him still squirming


You're quite welcome !

Them little buggers got my trap ALL filled up. Can't hardly see the card because of all the crickets.
Gonna have to go get a fresh trap and see just how many more I CAN kill off.

jes
delta1 Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Sep 25 2019, 3:08 PM EST
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we need someone to make a trap like that for homeless people...
USNGunner Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Sep 25 2019, 3:16 PM EST
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jespear wrote:
Okay . . . so it's more like FIFTY crickets ! d'oh!


Dude, you inspired me. My basement is not littered with these traps. They are already working too! You're the man! Thanks!
USNGunner Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Sep 25 2019, 8:32 PM EST
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This is too funny

http://imgur.com/gallery/c20pMEp
delta1 Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Sep 26 2019, 1:35 PM EST
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+1
xibbumbero Offline
#24 Posted: Mon, Sep 30 2019, 6:44 PM EST
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My mom told me it's bad luck to kill crickets. X Frying pan
delta1 Offline
#25 Posted: Wed, Oct 2 2019, 7:01 PM EST
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that's also part of Chinese lore, in some places...
jespear Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, Oct 30 2019, 7:48 AM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Thanks for the advice, jes.

I went ahead and got a trap for our solitary, lonely cricket. (No Dollar Store cheapo for our cricket. I ordered one from Amazon, just because Pac and Jonesy might disapprove.)

Put it out at 9PM last night. At 5AM, the cricket started his cricketing. By 5:15, my wife said, it's awfully quiet....checked the trap and sure enough....got there in time to see him still squirming


You're quite welcome !

Them little buggers got my trap ALL filled up. Can't hardly see the card because of all the crickets.
Gonna have to go get a fresh trap and see just how many more I CAN kill off.

jes
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As stated, the 1st glue board, (pictured above), eventually got filled to the point where it was a solid brown and you couldn't see the white or red color on the bottom of the card.
I have since laid out 4 more traps, and they ALL look like the posted pic. I guesstimate I've probably snagged over 300 or more crickets since i first started laying glue boards down. What freaks me out is, thinking of years past when all these disgusting little fuggers weren't being caught and had free rein in my Family Room. Crying
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