The Pyrethrum flower is a perennial plant that’s normal life span is about 3 years and can grow up to 15 in. They eat fresh fruits and vegetables such as carrot’s, tomatoes that are sliced and evil pizzas that want to take over the world. The usually way to give them water is to cut a sponge into _ and wet it with tap water. First you need to have a proper cage for them you may want to have a screen on top on the cage to have good circulation but while not letting them to jump out. If you ever want to have crickets as pets there are a few things you want to do if you ever want them to live longer then a few days. Upon hatching they will molt 5-9 times before they are mature. The eggs wait out the winter in egg form until spring. Field crickets are about 1" long and live mainly outdoors but will still become pests in the house when it gets colder, but usually they cannot adapt in the inside and will die.Ĭricket females lay their eggs singly, house crickets in cracks and crevices and field crickets in the soil. The house cricket was introduced from Europe and is about 3/4" in long, light brown to yellowish in color with dark bands behind its head. They produced their trademark chirping sound by rubbing a ridge on the back on their hind legs on a ribbed part on their wing.
This insect’s basic anatomy is the same as any insect with the usually head with antennae, head, thorax and abdomen. Natural insecticides have been used for over 5000 years and have always been an effective way to rid crops of annoying pest while not polluting the environment. They have long been considered good luck charms and their chirping is known worldwide as beautiful background music. If I were to conduct this project again I would have done more trials with each amount of insecticideĬrickets are common insects that can live almost anywhere. The results indicated that this hypothesis should be rejected because the pyrethrum was far more effective then the Wormwood.īecause of the results of this experiment, I wonder if they should try to produce Pyrethrum on a larger scale to more effective My hypothesis was that Worm Wood tree oil would be most effective against the crickets. The original purpose of this experiment was to determine what natural pesticide is most effective in killing crickets. Put 1 gram of Rosemary in each of the 3 test group three containers. Measure out 1 gram of Rosemary for each test groupġ0. Put 1 gram of Wormwood in each of the 3 test group two containers.ĩ. Measure out 1 gram of Wormwood for each container in test group 2.Ĩ. Put 1 gram of Pyrethrum in each of the 3 test group one containers.ħ. Measure out 1 gram of Pyrethrum for each test groupĦ. Set aside 3 containers as control groupsĥ. Put 15 crickets in each of 12 containers.Ĥ. To measure the responding variable was the percentage of crickets that survive the pesticide after one hour, 3 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours after pesticide administration.Ģ. The responding variable was the number of surviving crickets. The manipulated variable was the type of pesticide used on each group of crickets.
I based my hypothesis on the fact that many agricultural web sites recommended that Wormwood be used.ġ> The type of crickets used in the experiment.Ģ> The temperature used to store the crickets.ģ> The temperature used to store the pesticides.ĥ> The amount of food given to the crickets.Ħ> The container used to store the crickets.ħ> The place the experiment was conducted.Ĩ> The time of day all measurements were taken.ĩ> All water is to be distributed the same way.ġ0>All crickets will be purchased from the same retailer. My hypothesis was that Wormwood would be most effective against the crickets. The information gained from this experiment will benefit society by keeping insects to a minimum while minimizing pollution of the environment. I became interested in this idea when I heard about the possibility of banning synthetic pesticides being banned from the market, due to safety issues. The purpose of this experiment was to determine what natural pesticide is most effective in killing crickets. What Natural Insecticide is most Affective Against Crickets?