'Pure annoyance': Cricket infestation taking over south Sask. farm

James Schiller says crickets are taking over his farm southwest of Regina.

James Schiller says crickets are taking over his farm southwest of Regina.

“It’s just an annoyance,” he told CTV News. “I’ve noticed them in the garden, eating potatoes and the corn.”

“And the kids and wife don’t like them.”

Schiller has lived in the area for 45 years.

For the past few years, he’s been dealing with an increased number of grasshoppers.

Now, potentially thousands of crickets fill not only the grass, but the air with their chirping.

“The grasshoppers are worse for the damage,” Schiller said. “But the crickets are for the pure annoyance.”