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JENNIFER FRANCIOTTI HAS MORE. >> THEY ARE BIG AND BLACK AND CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE SPOTTED THEM IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU KNOW THESE GUYS, THE ONES MAKING ALL OF THE NOISE. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. DR. MICHAEL BROWN IS THE BUG GUY, AN ENTOMOLOGIST, AND HE CRICKETS, KATYDIDS, AND STINK BUDS. >> IT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR INSECTS. A REAL BUMPER CROP. >> HE SAYS ALL THE RAIN WE HAD LAST YEAR WAS GREAT FOR PLANTS, CREATING PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR INCREASING THE BUG POPULATION. >> ANOTHER INTERESTING ONE WE SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR IS THE WOLF SPIDER. THEY ARE VALUABLE PREDATORS IN THE LANDSCAPE. THEY CONTROL A LOT OF PESTS IN THE GARDEN. THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR FOOD AT A PLACE TO SPEND THE WINTER. THEY CAN COME INDOORS. >> THEY DON’T BITE, SO DON’T BE SCARED, BUT GUESS WHO ELSE WANTS TO COME IN? STINK BUT -- STINK BUGS. AND THEIR NUMBERS ARE BACK OUT, TOO. >> JUST DUMP THEM INTO SOAPY WATER. THEY ARE NOT GOOD SWIMMERS. >> THE OTHER GUYS YOU CAN JUST SET FREE. IF THEY ARE TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR HOUSE, IT’S TIME TO WINTERIZE, BUT NOT A SIGN OF HOW BAD THE WINTER WILL BE. IF YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS OUTSIDE, COUNT THE NUMBER OF CHIRPS. THIS IS A FEMALE WHO DOESN’T MAKE THE NOISE. ONLY THE MALES DO. COUNT THE NUMBER OF CHIRPS FOR

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Have you been spotting more crickets than usual in your house? How about stink bugs?Praying mantises and katydids are also out in force. A local expert says the bug population is booming right now."These are the Field Crickets -- the Pennsylvania Field Crickets," entomologist at the University of Maryland College Park, Dr. Michael Raupp, said. They're big and black and chances are you've spotted them in your house. You know these guys. They're the ones making all the noise.Right now, they're everywhere and he says this is a banner year for crickets, katydids and stink bugs."It's been a fantastic year for insects. We already know that, but even the katydids and the crickets and the spiders and the stink bugs had a real bumper crop," Raupp said.Raupp said all that rain last year was great for plants, creating the perfect conditions for an increase in the bug population. Like Camel Crickets that you've probably seen in your basement."Another interesting one we are seeing is the big wolf spider. Wolf spiders are valuable important predators out in our landscape. They control a lot of important pests in our landscape and in our gardens, but they're going to be looking for food and a place to spend the winter. They can come indoors," Raupp said.They don't bite, so don't be scared. Guess who else wants to come in? Stink bugs! After a three-year decline in numbers, they're back up too. Raupp said you can catch them in a homemade trap or just vacuum them up."Dump them into a bucket of soapy water. They're not good swimmers," Raupp said.The other guys you can set free. Raupp said if they're trying to get into your house it's time to winterize but not a sign of how bad the winter will be."No, they're not really good at predicting what comes next but are good at seeing what came behind," Raupp said.Here's something kind of fun. If you ever want to know what the temperature is outside just count the number of chirps. The female cricket doesn't make the noise; only the males do. Count the number of chirps for 15 seconds and then add 37, and you'll have a good idea of what the temperature is outside in Fahrenheit.