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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Crickets can be cute and cuddly, but if given complete freedom in the home, they can damage houseplants, furniture, and clothing. In addition, they can chirp constantly. If you have crickets in your home, you can simply crush them or use insecticides. However, if you feel sorry for them, here's an easy way to catch and release crickets.

Steps

1. 1 Locate the cricket. In order to do this, you need silence in the house. Check each room carefully for chirping. Crickets usually hide under furniture, cabinets, or appliances. However, if you turn on the lights in a previously dark room, they can fly out of their hiding places.
2. 2 Take things from the "What you need" section. A large, clean glass is important because it can catch the cricket without damaging its antennae.
3. 3 Make sure the cricket is on a flat surface. If they are hiding, then you may have to rearrange the furniture or scare them. Try rustling with a long stick or shining a flashlight in the area where the cricket is hiding. However, after these actions, you will lose the element of surprise.
4. 4 Sit down next to the cricket and bring the glass directly above it.
5. 5 Lower the glass slowly and surely. If you make sudden movements, the cricket will jump back (quite a noticeable distance), so move slowly until the cricket is trapped.
6. 6 Place a piece of paper next to the glass. Insert the paper between the glass and the floor.
7. 7 Crumple the paper around the glass and lift the glass off the floor.
8. 8 Release the cricket through a window or door.

Tips

• If you don't catch it the first time, the cricket will be more alert and harder to catch.
• If the cricket doesn't jump, but just crawls, you can only use paper. Fold the paper so that it doesn't fall out and throw it out the window or door.

Warnings

• Sometimes the only way to get rid of a cricket is to crush it. This can be frustrating as they are very meaty. If you have a cricket infestation, consider using venom.
• wash the glass and hands after the cricket. These beetles are carriers of pathogenic bacteria.
• Don't drop the cricket if it jumps inside the glass.

What do you need

• Large glass (preferably clean and transparent)
• Paper