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05 June 2018

BUGS. [More:] The only bad thing in the new house is BUGS. Out in the yard there are mosquitoes everywhere. And inside.... palmetto bugs (you know, those roaches that are like 2 inches long and can fly about as good as a June bug on its last legs). We've tried the roach bait traps but they'r not working. I think we need an exterminator.
Ugg. I hate sharing with bugs.

Having lived in mobile homes all my adult days, I swore "no more bugs" before moving into my current abode and sprayed down the inside before even moving in.

Don't know if you feel comfortable doing it, but I spray outside my place monthly(ish). The concentrate and a pump (pressure) sprayer are easy. During tick season, I spray the yard, too. I like the bayer brand concentrate.
posted by mightshould 06 June | 05:50
We need to spray again - I found over 5 centipedes in the kitchen floor this morning. I try to spray either early morning or late night, so it will have a chance to dry before the bees etc are out. Bugs are not negotiable in the house, though.
posted by needlegrrl 06 June | 07:51
So in googling them I find out they can shoot stink spray three feet. Real charmers those bugs.
posted by arse_hat 06 June | 20:25
Ugh, any form of roach is the WORST and whoever had the idea they should be able to fly....*shudder*.

Good news on the mosquitos: If you build or buy a few bat boxes, the bats can help keep the population down.
posted by Miko 10 June | 07:56
Sometimes at dusk I can watch the bats scooping up mosquitos around my yard. Love those little bug eaters.
posted by arse_hat 10 June | 14:28
Yes, we get bats flying in from the forest to swoop the mosquitos away.

I hate roaches with the passion of a thousand burning suns. I would both shit myself and die simultaneously if I saw a two-inch flying roach.
posted by Senyar 14 June | 19:04
Ninja leopard || House stories?

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