C-R-I-C-K-E-T-S!

You may think these little suckers are cute. Here in the Inland Empire we haven't experienced much problem with pests. We have never seen a snake, skunk, or much of anything else in our neighborhood. We get a few desert water bugs at night in the summer, and about twice a year the ants come until we put out more bait and then they go away again. The spray takes care of the spiders. But oh the crickets. They love it here. Maybe a good thing because it feeds all the cute little lizards that run around everywhere- and entertain our dog. But the little nasty crickets! About one a week seems to make it inside the house when one of the doors is open and it just sits in the laundry room... making that cricket noise. I used to think that was a fun noise to hear camping. Now it just makes me grab the nearest shoe. Mind you, those suckers are fast and they hide well!