How do crickets survive the winter?

Cricket is what we call crickets, which is a very common field insects, most small and medium-sized, a few large, more common in rural areas. So, how does cricket spend the winter?

First, how does cricket spend the winter?

The life span of crickets is very short, the life span of adults is about 141151days, they do not live to winter, generally the Winter Solstice will die around. Therefore, crickets are not prepared for the winter, but their eggs are for the winter. Crickets usually lay eggs in October, overwintering in the soil, hatch into nymphs from April to May of the following year, and feather into adults in early June.

Is cricket a beneficial insect or a pest?

Cricket is a pest, it is omnivorous insects, like to eat a variety of crops, saplings, vegetables and fruits. In the field, they damage the roots, stems, leaves, fruits and seeds of various crops, causing particularly serious damage to seedlings, as well as corn, jute, tobacco, cotton, soybeans and cassava, often resulting in lack of seedlings.

Third, what is the natural enemy of cricket?

The natural enemies of crickets are mantis, centipedes, crickets, katydids, spiders, birds, beetles, tiger beetles, black ants, scorpions, frogs, toads, lizards, scorpions and so on.

Mantis is a carnivorous insect, and all small species of insects can be preyed on by mantis, especially the eggs, larvae, exposed pupae and adults of flies, mosquitoes, moths and butterflies. Even large insects such as cicadas and migratory locusts are their prey.

Centipede is a typical carnivore, generally more common in rural areas, often located in wet corners, bricks, under rotten leaves, dilapidated damp houses medium, ferocious, a wide range of food, especially like to prey on all kinds of insects.

Caterpillars and centipedes are close relatives, often living in dark and damp places inside and outside the house, crawling under walls, mosquito nets, furniture and beds to catch small insects, such as mosquitoes, moths, spiders, bedbugs, termites, cockroaches, ants and so on.

Katydids are a large species of songworms, which mainly live in the jungle and grass. They are herbivorous, carnivorous and omnivorous, among which carnivorous katydids prey on small insects.