Birds

No matter if their primary diet consists of fruits, seeds, or meat, many bird species like eating insects. As many birds consume them throughout the spring or when searching for insects to feed their young, crickets are a particularly well-liked option. The adults and young birds can both eat the crunchy snacks that crickets offer.

Bluebirds and chickadees are the most frequent birds to eat crickets. Although they prefer eating crickets, bluebirds are particularly good at keeping grasshopper populations low. They also eat sow bugs, ants, and snails to round out their diet. Because they do not travel as frequently as other birds, chickadees are advantageous, and they will stay in an area as long as they can get a steady supply of insects. There are three subspecies of chickadees: Carolina, Black-Capped, and Mountain ones.

All their subspecies will give some control mechanism over a variety of insects including crickets, caterpillars, moths, aphids, and leafhoppers. During the winter months they will seek out the crevices in trees to look for hibernating adults and insect eggs, which prevents sudden population increases during the springtime.