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- From: rusty@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (Kenneth Hall)
- Subject: Re: crickets
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:57:00 GMT
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- In article <20NOV199213120494@nsinic.gsfc.nasa.gov>, stern@nsinic.gsfc.nasa.gov (If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted) writes...
- >As the weather in Maryland has turned nippy and I've started to
- >batten down the hatches for the winter, I've noticed some crickets
- >doing the same... in my house. Specifically, I've noticed one or two
- >of them in the basement and near the furnace. I don't mind their
- >chirping. In fact, it kinda reminds me of more peaceful times. I'm
- >just wondering what do they eat? Will/Could they proliferate? Do
- >they cause damage?
- ^^^^^^
-
- Yes these little guys can cause clear cut damage. One of the problems
- I noticed and had verifies when I had crickets in my apartment is that
- they can cause slits in fabrics to occur by either chewing or
- someother means. This can be bad especially if they get into your
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