Camelback Cricket Extermination Richmond VA

Optimal Termite & Pest Control provides camelback cricket extermination in Richmond VA crawlspaces.  Also known as "spider crickets," these pests love dark, damp areas like crawl spaces and garages. While they don't chirp, they are famous for jumping directly at anything that startles them, which can be a nasty surprise in the dark. I find the moisture problems and hiding spots that attract them instead of just spraying your floors. I target the source to stop them from breeding and hopping into your living areas. My treatments are tough on crickets but safe for your family and pets.

With 14 years in RVA, I know exactly where these jumping pests hide in local homes. Skip the sticky traps and let me provide a permanent solution to keep your basement cricket-free.

Camelback crickets, or "spider crickets," thrive in damp areas like crawl spaces and unfinished basements. Because they love moisture, they often gather in huge numbers where it’s dark and cool. 

In crawl spaces, I use a professional "power treatment" to ensure total coverage. Using a gas-powered skid sprayer mounted on my truck, I can reach every corner of your cawl space with 300 feet of hose. I thoroughly treat the interior foundation walls, the sill plates, and all support columns. This creates a massive barrier that stops crickets from nesting or moving into your home.

In finished or unfinished basements, a high-volume power spray would leave too much liquid on your floors. Instead, I use a 1-gallon B&G pump sprayer for a more controlled application of the same professional product. To finish the job, I install XL glue boards in strategic spots. This combined approach is the superior way to catch any stragglers and keep your basement clear.

Camelback crickets aren't just in your crawl space by accident. They are there because of moisture. High humidity in crawl spaces and basements leads to mold, mildew, and fungus growth on your floor joists. This growth is the primary food source for these crickets. If you have a buffet of fungus, you’re going to have crickets.

The professional products I use are labeled to last about 90 days in ideal, dry conditions. However, crawl spaces and basements are rarely dry. Because of the high moisture levels, the treatment can break down faster. While my power treatment will knock out the current population, it is only a temporary fix if the moisture stays.

To keep crickets away for good, you have to take away their food and their habitat. This means correcting the moisture and treating the fungus growth on your wood.

I offer full moisture remediation services to solve the root of the problem. By drying out the space and cleaning the joists, we make your home a place where crickets simply cannot survive.