slantedii":19bb1 said:
Thats what id like to have without spending millions. Anyone know of a really good "raise ur own" crickets guide? All mine keep dying..
Well, like the others have said, the roaches will fix all your problems, I guarantee that. Most species won't ever live very long outside of their tote if they were to escape, and even if they did they would most likely not breed very well. Dubias in particular have about a 0.0000000000% of infesting any home, unless you live in a mud hut in the middle of South America.

Dubias are the best by far and once you get them going, you can say goodbye to the evil crickets and all the hassle associated with them. Crickets are a total pain and will require more work, they will stink to high heaven, and they will escape and though they may not "infest" they will eat any and everything, including your carpet if you have any.
With that being said, if you still are set on raising and breeding crickets, then a description of what you are doing currently would help. There are lot's and lot's of caresheets on the internet for raising crickets. They are not hard to raise and breed, but they do require quite a bit of attention. The other major difference between crickets and roaches is their total lifespan. Crickets only live for about 2 months total, from the time they hatch to the time they die naturally of old age. The more common feeder roaches live anywhere from 12 months up to 2 years. As a result, you have to breed a much larger number of crickets to keep your production high enough to meet your needs. The roaches will produce month in and out for up to one year (maybe even two with certain species) so they require much smaller amounts of breeders. The crickets grow to around 6 weeks of age and only lay eggs for 2 weeks max, then they are gone, so you have to have another batch to replace them to keep the supply flowing. The crickets are very sensitive to food and water levels. If there is not enough of either, they eat each other, or die off which creates a domino reaction amongst the whole colony and it is a total wipe. Roaches are much less susceptible to these factors and if you do neglect them (which they seem to thrive on at times) you will not lose your whole colony overnight like you would with crickets.
Again, if you still want to do the cricket routine, post your current methods of housing, care, feeding etc... It can be done.