How to make a simple cricket trap

Follow these simple steps.

1. 1. Find an empty plastic bottle. Juice or milk container is perfect. Give it a good wash and rinse.
   2. Put a few pieces of bread in as bait.
   3. Find a small wooden stick. A long twig will do. It shouldn’t cover more than half of the opening. The function is to provide a ramp for the cricket to enter the trap.
   4. Set the trap in a dark spot in the garden. Along the wall or garden bed is good. Cover with a mat or some rags to keep it cool and dark.
   5. Wait overnight and check in the morning.

We got three crickets in one night using this method. If you don’t catch anything, move the trap to a different spot and try again. If you can hear crickets at night, they are out there and one or more will soon enter the trap as they search for food.