Crickets come inside when the ground outside stops holding heat overnight. In Tucson, that shift lands in October, and the crickets that spent the summer under mulch and along block walls start moving toward the warm air leaking from a garage door or the gap under an exterior door. Once inside, they head for moisture,…
The first monsoon rain of July doesn't just cool things down. It triggers a wave of biological activity that builds for the next ten weeks. Insects that stayed dormant or suppressed through the dry heat suddenly have the moisture they need to move, breed, and spread. Monsoon pests in Tucson follow predictable patterns year after…
