Cricket in the house - a sign promising prosperity and good luck

Cricket trills create a special atmosphere at dusk. These overflows do not annoy listeners on the street at all, but nightly singing at home can be tiring. How to respond to the appearance of an insect in the apartment? The cricket in the house is a sign that promises its residents happiness and prosperity.

The appearance of a secretive neighbor

A home cricket settles in people's homes and heated industrial buildings. This is one of the types of insects that prefer to exist next to humans. Unlike flies and cockroaches, which openly move around the house, he hides in a secluded place and lives in solitude. Usually people learn about his appearance when they hear a characteristic chirp in the silence of the night. The body size of the insect is 16-26 mm, the color is yellowish, brown spots and stripes on the body and head. They have long antennae and straight wings.

Interesting. Only males have the ability to make characteristic sounds. There are several types of signals - some for calling females, others for scaring males. A chatter appears from the vibration of the elytra.

Insects prefer to live outdoors in the warm season, eating plants and fruits. As autumn approaches, they move into the house. Crickets are omnivorous, they are happy to pick up the remains of human food - crumbs or pieces of vegetables, prey on small invertebrates, eat offspring of their own species.

What awaits the house where the cricket settled?

The appearance of a sonorous neighbor does not go unnoticed. Many people have a question, a cricket has started up in the house, why is this? Slavic peoples considered his appearance a good sign, a harbinger of a good event. The Scandinavians, on the contrary, considered the insect an evil spirit and a messenger of the devil. A contradictory attitude to one event is characteristic of different cultures. Russian beliefs call them symbols of goodness and family happiness. Such a guest comes only to worthy people who deserve wealth and good fortune.

National signs about crickets in the house:

• Unmarried girls and boys expect an ambulance.
• For pregnant women, this is an easy birth and the appearance of a healthy baby.
• The house where the cricket has settled awaits prosperity and prosperity.
• If you heard an insect singing in the workplace, you are waiting for a promotion.
• Loud trills on Christmas night promise financial prosperity in the new year.
• It is believed that the souls of deceased men return to the widows in the form of a sonorous neighbor in order to protect them from troubles.
• The chirping in the next room promises a sick person a speedy recovery.

Interesting fact. In Japan, crickets replaced the guard dog. They were caught and brought into the yard. Some owners arranged special houses for free security guards. Accustomed to a new dwelling, insects chattered the night away. The Japanese calmly fell asleep under the usual singing. At the moment of approaching a stranger, crickets fell silent. People woke up from silence and met uninvited guests.

Negative predictions

Not all signs about crickets are associated with wealth and happiness, in some cases this is bad news.

• The insect flies around the house - to be a fire.
• Day chatter - to a big quarrel, probably someone from the household will leave home.
• If the night trills suddenly stopped and the neighbor disappeared, then the house will soon face disasters and losses.
• Wake up at night from insect trills - to an early illness.

How to relate to an insect in different countries

In the Chinese capital of Beijing and other cities, annual cricket fighting championships are held. Their adherents claim that this tradition is more than 1000 years old. Opponents do not kill each other, but damage the antennae, paws, wings. Competitions prohibited by law are illegal. Crickets are teased with a straw and forced to rush at the enemy. The losers are simply thrown out or sent to feed the birds.

In Japan, crickets are considered guardians of the hearth, in addition to this, there are many admirers of their singing in the country. Owners of insects tirelessly take care of their pets, they arrange beautiful expensive houses for them, they feed well.

Crickets are not always appreciated and revered; in many countries of the world they are bred as live food for birds, reptiles, lizards and other domestic animals. In North America, they serve as bait for fishing. The inhabitants of Asia do not listen to crickets and do not watch them; they prefer to fry them in oil. Tons of insects are grown on special farms, sold on the market and served in restaurants.

Get rid or not?

Ancestors believed that if a cricket settled in the house, then he should live as much as he wanted. It is impossible to drive him out, let alone kill him. Modern people have gone far from ancient prejudices, so they often do not want to put up with an annoying neighborhood. It is difficult to find an insect, usually they are guided by the sounds made. To catch him use the bait in the form of sweet syrup in a plate. The cricket is simply covered with a jar, and then taken out into the street.

Another way is to lay out sticky insect traps. Real practices that do not believe in signs destroy insistent neighbors with insecticides. Close taps tightly and wipe water on the floor to prevent unwanted occurrences. Cricket needs moisture for life and reproduction, if it is lacking, the insect will leave the inhospitable house on its own. Lack of food in the form of crumbs on the floor is another opportunity to say goodbye to the guest.

Attention. Why can’t you kill crickets? The death of the guardian of family well-being will bring trouble to the whole family, especially to the person who crushed the insect.

Not everyone is able to live next to stinging insects. Many people are skeptical of ancient superstitions and signs. If the neighbor’s roulades are too annoying, you can get rid of him in a humane way. Before releasing a caught insect, ask friends if someone wants to bring luck and wealth to the house with cricket trills.