Coping With Crickets

Grace Brown

9/26/2023

Have you ever seen those brown little guys that jump on you and make a screeching sound? SWNS media group says that almost 40% of people say that they hate crickets, maybe because they are loud, they jump, or they are stinky. 

There are ways to avoid the annoyance of crickets. You could wear long pants or a jacket to prevent crickets from jumping on you, and remember that crickets can’t bite. The second way to help is to wear noise canceling headphones as long as you are not in class. The most helpful tip might be to go to a place that is inside or has minimal entrances.

Additionally, crickets are super sensitive to any smell. Crickets hate the smell of citrus, peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, cinnamon, cedar, vinegar and rosemary the most. Wearing these scents could keep crickets away from you. 

Some people around the world actually eat crickets, raw, in a lollipop, or in other forms. 

One quarter of the world finds bugs quite delicious, and they are actually quite nutritious. 

However, 15% of crickets contain a disease that is deadly to humans, and if too many people eat them it could cause a problem in the ecosystem, meaning that eating crickets might not be a viable option in controlling their population. 

The cricket problem is massive but there are ways to minimize the impacts that crickets have on our everyday lives.

https://swnsdigital.com/us/2021/06/americans-reveal-the-most-hated-insect-in-the-united-states/