Thousands of unexpected--and uninvited visitors made their way into Northern Nevada this weekend. The group made themselves at home in people's garages, sheds, and even an elementary school. A cricket invasion in the Lemmon Valley area has residents scrambling to deal with their surprise appearance.

20-year-old Dwayne Hanke says the first cricket showed up Friday afternoon, right after the the weather warmed up. Now, there's just no stopping them.

"They're a pain. They go everywhere. They hid places you don't know about, on the walls," said Dwayne.

He found dozens of them hiding out in his yard under mats, in between some old piping, or any warm place they could find.

Dwayne's mom Tami says a few of them even snuck into her house. She says it's the first time she's seen crickets in such high numbers in nearly three decades.

"They're really hasn't been any to speak of around here before. It's been maybe a couple in the past 28 years," said Tami.

After Dwayne collected enough crickets in his freezer to keep for trout fishing bait, he decided to do a little research. He discovered that the crickets--while large and in great numbers, are probably not the mormon variety we're used to seeing during Springtime in Northern Nevada. Instead, they're just early visitors, confused by our inconsistent weather.

"Just wait until it gets cold and they'll die," said Dwayne.

Dwayne's mom says she'll be glad when they're gone--that way she can quit feeling the creepy crawlies every time she sits on her couch, plus...she can finally get her freezer back.

"I don't like bugs and the are big bugs," said Tami.

The principal of Lemmon Valley Elementary School says the cricket invasion spilled onto campus as well. Pest control specialists sprayed over the weekend, taking care of the problem before school resumed this morning.

The state entomologist says these are simple field crickets that are more of a nuisance than anything that will cause damage. Instead of spraying them, he suggests using cricket or grasshopper bait to lure them away from homes.