palmetto bugs in florida
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How to Prevent Palmetto Bugs
Asked by J.H. from Tampa
on April 5, 2009
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Ok! So I came across our first Palmetto bug yesterday (I'm from MD)and those things are a nightmare! I was able to get rid of it by spraying lysol on it and then flush...
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- You are a clean person, but Florida has a proliferation of bugs. My family has been here for over 100 years, and I have heard the same from every generation that I ha...
- Hi J., I wouldn't spray the entire inside of your house, palmetto bugs just come in from outside and then either leave again or die. I would spray the OUTSIDE of t...
- Yes, they are horrifying, aren't they? Unfortunately, bugs are a part of life in FL, but I wouldn't recommend spraying for a few bugs in the house and exposing your f...
Looking for Exterminator That Doesn't SPRAY Things.
Asked by T.B. from Orlando
on September 19, 2008
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Hi there. I ran into a palmetto bug in my 1975 home last night, in my shower, and my husband was not home, so I want to hire an exterminator. I don't want somebody w...
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- We use Terminix and we have never had a problem with bugs. We have 5 dogs and none of them have ever had a flea due to the bug service. They spray only outside of yo...
- We've used Garrett Pest Mgmt for years. It's a small business out of Apopka...407-865-5818/ www.garrettpestmanagement.com They have very reasonable rates and are rea...
- Systeco owned by Cesar & K. (his stepson) go above and beyond the call of duty ###-###-####. We live in 1970 home & have small children & an old dog. K. spra...
Looking for Fun Anniversary Destination
Asked by N.M. from Dallas
on April 13, 2012
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My husband and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary in October and my parents have offered to watch our kids while we go away for a week. Unfortunately, due...
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- I know you said you were going to CA already, but I'm assuming you're not taking the kids to wine country, so I was going to suggest Sonoma too. Sonoma, not Napa. Tot...
- I get extreme sea-sickness on small boats.....and also get car sick so I am very sensitive that way.....but guess what we have been on 3 cruises and the only time I go...
- I would suggest flying into Buffalo NY and visiting both Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-lake. Niagara falls is beautiful and one of the natural wonders of the world...
Found a Cockroach, in a Panic
Asked by A.S. from Los Angeles
on June 18, 2012
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About a month ago I found what I thought was a cockroach (dead) in the garage...Now this morning I found another one in my daughter's bedroom, just in the middle of th...
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- I've never had them here, but when I lived in Iowa, they were everywhere. I am OCD, so extremely clean. My attached neighbors, not so much. I woke up one night which o...
- To answer one person (and it may help you) boric acid is Borax that you can find in the grocery store laundry detergent aisle or even at Home Depot. It works for flea...
- Sounds like what we in TX call a "wood roach" They come inside your house when it is wetter or drier that normal, they are everywhere, inside and out. I am surprised y...
How to Get Rid of an Unwanted Woodpecker?!?
Asked by J.R. from Boston
on March 14, 2009
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In the Fall we heard and saw a woodpecker on the side of our house. Besides the aggravating noise it makes, it really started to do a lot of damage to our shingles. Th...
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- I once had a woodpecker in a palm tree I planted at our home in Florida. What I did was simple, took 3 sprays in one day and the woodpecker NEVER returned. The wellnes...
- Hi J., We had the same problem a few years back and were told to hang a mylar balloon in the area where the woodpecker was. The constant movement makes them think some...
- Woodpeckers do this for two reasons. One is to call territory, but it is a little early in the season for them to be nesting. The other is looking for food. Are you...
Ok I Know You All Are Going to Think I'm Crazy!
Asked by J.G. from Tampa
on August 23, 2008
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My family and I will being moving to Tampa next week. When I tell people I'm moving to FL it never fails that someone says something along the lines of "watch out for ...
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- I moved here 2 years ago and like you, I too was terrified at the thought of alligators. I had a 6 and 2 3 year olds at the time. We live on a lake that backs up to ...
- I too was worried when I moved back here, even though I grew up in this area and used to do lots of swimming in lakes, tubing down rivers, etc. They say gators are in ...
- The unfortunate fact about Tampa is that there are alligators everywhere. But, there are only certain times a year that they are seen quite frequently so it isn't an ...
