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Reintroduce Grasshoppers Crickets to my garden?

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
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  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    I was quite surprised to hear a 'hopper' a few weeks ago in my tiny townie garden. Finally tracked it down to the windowsill beside the wisteria.
    It's still here... somewhere ???
    Was chirping very loudly on Sat afternoon 🎶
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It might be my wisteria mine love. They are certainly very keen on something.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I can't hear any in my meadow but I can see them. :(


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I don’t hear them as well as OH does. I had one on my bath towel the other night.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    I don't think they are fully grown yet,you hear them more Aug/Sept when they are much bigger.
    The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I rescued one from a cobweb above my back door yesterday. How did it get up there in the first place? Quite a hop!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    I think any you introduced would quickly be snaffled up by hungry birds. Without a large enough area of grass/wilfldflowers to support a population I imagine they would fly away pretty sharpish. If you have enough habitat Im sure they will come in time 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @B3, you have mail. Again.
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