mexican mormon cricket invasion

Ok so a few months ago we had a few crickets in the house. Random places here and there and they would show up in the guest bathroom tub.
Then I went to get the mail....
Our mailbox is attached to the house.
The lid closed and a few crickets scurried up the house.
It was icky.
It only proceeded to get worse.
They came out in droves. I was afraid to get the mail.
So one day Hubby lifted the box away from the house.
OH GROSS!! They were lined up side by side from one end to the other.
Some large some obviously babies.
Now I know killing crickets is bad luck but when you have a nest of them....
The box is about a foot long and 6 inches high.
Imagine how many crickets that is.
I asked hubby to get rid of them but he didnt get around to it before he left for DC.
So one day a week or so ago I took out my mail and had to shake the crickets off of it.
I decided enough was enough and it was time for eviction!~!

Just for future reference evicting crickets is alot harder than one expects.

I got out the ortho home max defense spray.
So i went and sprayed it around the edges of the house and walk as instructed.
Then i sprayed around the windows.
Then I sprayed around the mailbox.....
I sprayed in the mailbox.

You would be amazed at the amount it took to kill one.
As I sprayed behind the mailbox, which was a feat lifting it with one hand and holding the jug and spraying with the other.
They fled for their lives.
Crawling or almost running up the side of my house.
I kept spraying the house.
Every 30 seconds or so one would POP off towards me, and I would jump 10 feet in the air.
I then got the hose that was left in the front yard by the last people, figuring I would hose them down and drown them.
I turn on the hose and discover it is cracked half way thru and I am now soaked.
I pick up the hose and spray down the house from the crack in the hose.
Yeah crickets dont drown either.
They just continue to jump off the house toward me.
EEEEEWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
I can not explain how disgusting this was.
I used the bug spray again then gave up and went to the gym.
When I got home they were hopping all over the walk and some had invaded my guest bathtub.
They have not reinvaded behind my mailbox but there is now a loud chirping in my garage......

Moral of the story.

Crickets breed like crazy.
When you see one there are 500 more in hiding.

They do not like eviction and will try to jump on your head.
Im grossed out typing this!!

It was fun when my friend L and I named them but....

I now live in fear of crickets.
I used to love the book a cricket in times square.

I am pretty sure they are rethinking their attack plan and regenerating their forces.
I am waiting for their arrival.
But with bug spray not working im afraid they may win......
EH who needs mail..