by WORM MAN Crickets are one of the best live insects for feeding pets, bait, and for profit. I put this together for the small grower who wants to get started with crickets but doesn't want to spend a fortune on equipment.
Crickets are used for fish bait and to feed fish, birds and other insectivores. People in the southern United States can catch the common field cricket to use for breeding. The less adventurous can purchase crickets from a bait shop or pet store and raise their own.
I have two cricket boxes where I raise crickets (as hobby) - and sometimes put left over crickets that other people leave at my place. I do this in a storage building because cricket boxes stink e.g. don't try this in your house.