Cricket Control Melbourne | Treated Outside, Sealed Inside
Crickets chirping all night or earwigs in the bathroom? Our cricket control Melbourne crew treats the garden and seals the gaps they use. Call 0478661110.
- Garden and perimeter treatedBeds, mulch, lawn edges and the base of the walls.
- Gaps sealed by handymenDoor seals, weep hole covers and vent screens fitted.
- Licensed and insured
- Written re service guarantee
- Open 24/7
Crickets and earwigs walk in under doors and through open weep holes. We spray where they live, then fit the seals and covers that keep them outside.
- Free quotePrice in writing first
- Outside inGarden, walls, sub floor
- 24/7Call any time, every day
- SealedDoors, vents and weep holes
Get your cricket and earwig control quote
Tell us where you are finding them and how many. Crickets at night in the laundry, earwigs in the shower each morning, or both. We ring you back and book a time.
- What does it cost?Every property is different, so we give you a free quote in writing before any work starts.
- Do you treat the garden?Yes. Garden beds, mulch and lawn edges are where both pests breed, so that is where most of the work goes.
- Do you fix the gaps?Yes. We fit door seals, weep hole covers and vent screens on the same visit once you approve them.
- How soon can you come?We answer 24/7 and can often book you in within a day or two.
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Serving Melbourne and suburbs, from Footscray and Point Cook to Box Hill, Glen Waverley and Brighton.
How does cricket control in Melbourne actually work?
Cricket control in Melbourne works from the outside in. Crickets and earwigs breed in lawns, garden beds and mulch, then walk inside at night through gaps under doors, open weep holes and broken vent covers. Spraying the kitchen floor only kills the few that made it in. We bait and spray where they breed and shelter, then seal the gaps they use.
Most calls come in late summer and autumn, when black field crickets hatch in huge numbers and head for lights and moisture. Earwigs build up after rain and turn up in showers, laundries and kitchen sinks. The same crew does the earwig control and the cricket treatment, and fixes the doors and brickwork on the same visit, so you are not left ringing a carpenter afterwards. If ants and spiders are also about, it can be rolled into a general pest control visit.
Cricket and earwig control at a glance
| Price | Free quote, in writing first |
|---|---|
| Outside | Garden beds, mulch, lawn edges, wall base |
| Inside | Skirting, laundry, sub floor, garage |
| Repairs | Door seals, weep hole covers, vent screens |
| Guarantee | Written re service guarantee |
| Bookings | 24/7, Melbourne and suburbs |
Signs of crickets in house walls and earwigs inside
Both pests hide by day and move at night, so most people notice the signs before they see many of the insects.
Chirping after dark
A steady chirp from a laundry, garage or wall that stops when you walk in. That is a male cricket calling.
Earwigs in wet rooms
Earwigs in house showers, basins and laundry tubs first thing in the morning, usually after a warm night or rain.
Swarms around outside lights
Dozens of black crickets around the porch light or the base of a glass door on a warm evening.
Ragged holes in seedlings
Chewed petals and seedlings with holes in the middle of the leaf. Earwigs feed at night and hide by morning.
Chewed fabric and paper
Small holes in stored clothes, cardboard or rugs in a garage. House crickets will chew these when numbers build.
Bodies along the door line
Dead crickets or earwigs collecting along the bottom of a sliding door or in the garage each morning.
Black field crickets, house crickets and the European earwig
The treatment changes with the insect, so we work out which one you have before anything is sprayed.
Black field cricket
Teleogryllus commodus
- How to spot it
- Shiny black, about 25 to 30 mm long, with long back legs. Lives in lawns and cracks in dry soil.
- When it comes in
- Late summer and autumn, in big numbers, drawn to lights and cooler, damp spots inside.
- What we do
- Bait in the lawn and beds, spray along the wall base and around lit doors, then seal the gaps.
House cricket
Acheta domesticus
- How to spot it
- Smaller and light brown, with dark bands across the head.
- Where it lives
- Can breed indoors in warm spots: behind appliances, in wall voids, sub floors and garages.
- What we do
- Treat the inside hiding spots and the sub floor, then close the gaps that let more in.
European earwig
Forficula auricularia
- How to spot it
- Reddish brown, about 12 to 15 mm, with a pair of pincers at the tail end.
- Where it hides
- Under pots, in rolled hoses, bark mulch, decking gaps and damp cardboard.
- What we do
- Earwig treatment in beds and mulch, a spray along the walls, and door and drain gaps closed.
Native earwigs also live in Melbourne gardens and eat other pests. Where they are the ones coming in, we lean on sealing and garden changes rather than heavy spraying.
Earwig control and cricket control that fixes the way in
A spray on its own buys you a few quiet weeks. The insects are still breeding in the garden and the gap under the door is still there.
A spray only visit
Treats what you can see, then leaves.
- Sprays the skirting boards inside and calls it done
- Leaves the lawn and mulch where they breed untouched
- Ignores the daylight gap under the back door
- Leaves weep holes open for earwigs to walk through
- No advice on mulch, lights or watering
Good Guys, pest control plus handyman
Treats where they breed, then closes the way in.
- Garden beds, mulch and lawn edges baited where both pests breed
- Wall base and sub floor sprayed so they are stopped on the way in
- Door seals and brush strips fitted to close the gaps under doors
- Weep hole covers fitted that still let the wall drain and breathe
- Written re service guarantee on the job sheet
How our handymen keep crickets and earwigs out
Stand inside at night with the lights off and look at the bottom of your doors. If you can see light from outside, a cricket can walk through. We fit new door seals, brush strips on sliding doors and new weatherstrip where the old rubber has split or shrunk.
Weep holes are the open gaps in the bottom row of bricks. They let water out of the wall, so they must never be filled with mortar or silicone. We fit proper weep hole covers that keep crickets out and still let the wall drain; smaller insects are dealt with by treatment. Broken sub floor vent covers get replaced, and gaps around pipes going through the wall are sealed. The same gaps let in ants, so this work also helps our ant control.
- Door seals replaced
- Brush strips on sliding doors
- Weep hole covers fitted
- Sub floor vents replaced
- Pipe gaps sealed
- Priced before we start
Our cricket pest control visit, step by step
One visit covers most homes. Big properties next to parkland or bush can need a follow up in the same season.
Tell us what you see
Where you find them, what time and how many. A photo helps us tell a cricket from a cockroach.
Walk the property
We check beds, mulch, decking, pots, the sub floor and every outside door for gaps.
Treat outside
Granular bait in the lawn edges, beds and mulch, and a spray along the base of the walls.
Treat inside
Skirting in the laundry, bathrooms and garage, plus the sub floor where they shelter.
Seal and advise
Seals, covers and vent screens fitted once approved, and plain advice for your garden.
Why black field crickets and earwigs love your garden beds
Black field crickets lay their eggs in lawn and bare soil, and earwigs spend the day in damp mulch and under pots. When a thick bed of mulch runs right up against the bricks, you have built them a bridge from the garden straight to the weep holes. Pulling the mulch back leaves a dry strip they do not like to cross.
A few more changes help: water in the morning rather than at night, lift pots onto feet, store hoses coiled off the ground and clear leaf litter from the base of the walls. Crickets fly to light, so a yellow or warm white globe over the back door draws fewer of them than a bright white one. We point these out while we are there, so you know how to get rid of crickets for longer between treatments.
- Mulch kept back from the wall
- Morning watering
- Pots lifted off the ground
- Leaf litter cleared
- Warmer outdoor globes
- Lawn edges kept trimmed
Crickets or earwigs everywhere tonight? Call us now.
We answer 24/7. Tell us where they are coming in and we can often book you in within a day or two, with the price confirmed before we start.
What cricket treatment and earwig control costs
Every cricket treatment is quoted on your property, so there is no list price here. You get a free quote in writing before any work.
Cricket and earwig treatment
Garden beds, mulch, lawn edges, wall base, inside skirting and sub floor.
PriceConfirmed in writing before any work
Treatment plus proofing
The full treatment plus door seals, weep hole covers and vent screens fitted.
PriceConfirmed in writing before any work
Proofing only
Seals, covers and screens fitted where you have treated yourself or only want the gaps closed.
PriceConfirmed in writing before any work
What changes the price
- Size of the garden. A courtyard takes far less bait and time than a large block with deep beds.
- Sub floor or slab. Homes on stumps need the sub floor treated as well.
- How many doors and gaps. Each door seal, brush strip and weep hole cover is counted in the quote.
- Next to parkland or bush. More pressure from outside can mean a follow up visit.
- Other pests. Spiders often follow crickets, and adding them on the same visit costs less than a second trip.
Are earwigs or crickets dangerous, and what does the guarantee cover?
Two things people ask us on nearly every cricket and earwig job.
Are they dangerous?
Earwigs can give a small pinch if you pick one up, but they do not go after people and the story about them crawling into ears is a myth.
Crickets do not bite people. The trouble is noise, chewed fabric and the spiders that move in to feed on them.
The re service guarantee
The guarantee period for the treatment we did is written on your job sheet.
If crickets or earwigs come back inside in numbers during that period, we come back and re treat at no charge.
Cricket and earwig control questions
Noise, garden damage, pets and prices. If yours is not here, ring us.
How much does cricket and earwig control cost in Melbourne?
It depends on the size of the garden, whether the house is on a slab or stumps, and how many doors and gaps need sealing. We give you a free quote in writing before any work starts.
Why do I have so many crickets in the house in autumn?
Black field crickets hatch through summer and reach adult size in late summer and autumn. Warm nights, dry lawns and bright lights push them toward houses, and any gap under a door lets them in.
Why are there earwigs in my shower every morning?
Earwigs look for damp, dark spots. They come up through gaps around the waste pipe, under the door or through the sub floor, and end up in the shower or basin. We treat the source outside and seal the gaps they use.
How do I get rid of earwigs in the veggie patch?
Clear mulch and boards away from young seedlings, water in the morning and lift pots. Where numbers are high, our earwig treatment in the surrounding beds brings them down. We talk you through what is suitable near food plants.
Can I just block the weep holes?
No. Weep holes let water drain out of the wall. Blocking them can cause damp problems. Fit weep hole covers instead, which is part of our proofing work.
How long before the chirping stops?
Most crickets that take the bait or cross the treated wall base die within a few days. A few may still call from wall voids for a short time after the visit.
Is the treatment safe for my kids and dog?
We use registered products by the label and tell you how long to keep kids and pets off treated areas, usually until the spray has dried. Garden bait is spread thinly and watered in where the label says to.
Do crickets and earwigs attract spiders?
Yes. Redbacks, huntsman and black house spiders feed on them. Fewer crickets usually means fewer spiders, and we can add our spider control on the same visit.
Are those small brown insects silverfish or earwigs?
Earwigs have pincers at the tail and move in short bursts. Silver, carrot shaped insects with no pincers are silverfish, which we handle through our silverfish treatment.
Can you come at night when they are active?
We answer 24/7, but we usually treat in daylight so we can see where they hide under pots, mulch and decking. That is where the treatment does the most good.
What does the guarantee cover?
The re service guarantee period is written on your job sheet. If crickets or earwigs come back inside in numbers within it, we re treat at no charge.
Cricket control across Melbourne suburbs
Earwig control Melbourne wide, from inner city courtyards to big outer suburban blocks with lawns and garden beds. A few of the areas we are in each week:
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