My 10-year-old son once kept frogs in a terrarium, and we would pay at a
pet store for the privilege of bringing crickets into our home. One day
disaster struck and several of them escaped while being transferred into
the terrarium at meal time, disappearing into the ductwork. The cat
initially seemed interested, but wouldn't stay focussed on the pursuit.
We tolerated the noise which was thankfully limited to the basement and
ground floor of the house.
A couple of weeks later, one of the frogs escaped, never to be seen
again. Gradually the racket from the cricket population dwindled to
what seemed to be about two or three of them. Every couple of months
after that, one would pop up through the bathtub drain to be dispatched.
HTH,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: SL Baur [SMTP:steveï¼ xemacs.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 3:41 AM
To: xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org
Subject: Bugs, bugs, bugs -- help!
My office has been invaded by crickets and it's really getting on my
nerves. I've killed two of the bastards today, but there's another
one chirping away right now somewhere out of reach.
Does anyone have any tips on (cricket-type) bug hunting?