Crickets & Ants

[Frank Castle]

I recieved a shipment of Crickets yesterday that was infested with ants. I am not sure if the ants got in it during shipping or at my door step. We dont really have ants around the house so I am thinking they were picked up with shipping. There had to be over 1000 ants in this box. My brother brought the box in the house when the mail came. When I got home they were all over the place. I took the box out side and opened it and got what crickets I could out.

Has anyone ever had this issue. Any recomendations for the future, if this happens again. I had a lot of escapeies last night in that I didnt want to dump the box with the ants into my keeper.

Frank

 

[Jordan]

I had a problem with ants at the beginning of summer. They were getting into my keepers and killing my crickets. I would complain to the company and maybe even the shipper. I would think if it happened at your house you would have noticed them especially with that many already in the box.

 

[Jerm]

Never had ants, who do you get your crickets through?

 

[Frank Castle]

http://www.premiumcrickets.com/Live-Crickets_1.html

I have been using these guys since the middle of june. Never had a problem with them. I am wondering if they were picked up during shipping?

Frank

 

[Jordan]

That is what I was thinking. I have been at a couple shipping places and noticed ants in substantional numbers.

 

[flyingpanther]

I have been keeping my crickets outdoors and recently they were infested by ants. One way of getting around this is to elevate your cricket box on stands above a "sea of vegetable oil". You can use a deep plate or pan to contain the oil and then place the stand in the middle so as to create a boundary from the enclosure. I haven't found an ant yet that likes swimming in oil!