Submitted photo ... This image shows a Carolina leaf-roller cricket. Tree crickets are rarely seen, but their summer symphonies are familiar sounds. Spending my summers in Mississippi, I remember hot, ...

The mid-summer lull in nature noise is about to come to an end. Crickets, katydids, grasshoppers and cicadas are about to take up their part of the annual outdoor orchestral. They’ll begin ...

Crickets chirp faster when it’s hotter outside, according to an old scientific observation. As parts of the world experience record-breaking heat, they’ll be especially busy this summer. A chorus of ...

If you’re seeing crickets inside your home, the more serious predators are sure to follow. So get rid of those crickets—fast. Here’s what not to do: Don’t empty a can of Raid on those creepy crawlers.

The sound of crickets chirping often sets the ideal summer nighttime scene. While it might not be exactly pleasant to imagine countless crickets nearby, rubbing their body parts together to create a ...

In April, I promised myself that I would savor the summer day by day, with the mantra: “Be here now.” But now that September is upon us, the fall field crickets (gryllus pennsyslvanicus) are calling ...

Heat waves are pushing temperatures up this summer and breaking records across the world. It’s affecting people, crops and crickets. The cold-blooded insects chirp faster as temperatures rise.