Palmetto bugs - the bane of my existence

[Jizzlobber]

Cockroach of the sea. Savory.

Lobster:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda


Cockroach:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda

 

[kblessinggr]

Cockroach of the sea. Savory.
Lobster:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda


Cockroach:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda

Lobster:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca

Cockroach:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
subclass: Pterygota (winged)

Not quite as close as one would think just by going for something as broad as Phylum.

 

[Danc1122]

This is the reason why I will never live in Florida. Visited my grandmother down there when I was like 10 years old and saw those fuckers almost every night. And her condo was actually pretty nice, yet those things where still everywhere. Fucking gross.

 

[papajohn56]

This is the reason why I will never live in Florida. Visited my grandmother down there when I was like 10 years old and saw those fuckers almost every night. And her condo was actually pretty nice, yet those things where still everywhere. Fucking gross.

Doesn't matter how nice of an area you're in, these things are everywhere. I've seen them in multimillion dollar houses here with the best bug control blah blah, and they still make it in

 

[m0rtal]

That's pretty gross but I get fuckin centipedes here sometimes:

I hate these things so much. And they're not even scared, if you try to whack it it'll start charging you at like 20 mph. I almost shit myself when I saw one on the ceiling one time, they're not supposed to be able to do that.

Having said that here is your answer for most bugs: Diatomaceous earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You should be able to find it at your local home depot. Thing works wonders - basically it dries pretty much any bug out and if they carry it back to their little hideout it'll kill their whole familia too, bahaha! Just put it in a few corners and voila.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Doesn't matter how nice of an area you're in, these things are everywhere. I've seen them in multimillion dollar houses here with the best bug control blah blah, and they still make it in

Yep. Just part of life down here. That and the fucking lizards.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

This is the reason why I will never live in Florida.

^^^ This. I can handle Florida for about a week then I realize how glad I am I don't live there. Fuck. That.

I like this from Wikipedia:

is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest.

Often? I want to meet the motherfuckers that don't consider them a pest. Florida is like the Ohio of the south with the fucking people, too.

 

[Soupyone]

^^^ This. I can handle Florida for about a week then I realize how glad I am I don't live there. Fuck. That.

I like this from Wikipedia:



Often? I want to meet the motherfuckers that don't consider them a pest. Florida is like the Ohio of the south with the fucking people, too.

Didn't we already go over the whole South Florida VS Detroit thing?

LOL

 

[bizzykehl]

Here in WI we get a HUGE mayfly infestation for 2 days, mostly up north near the lakes but we get some here in the city too. I was at a hotel on lake winnebago when they were swarming, and they literally blocked out some of the windows 90% + of the hotel.

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[kblessinggr]

Often? I want to meet the motherfuckers that don't consider them a pest. Florida is like the Ohio of the south with the fucking people, too.

Well some people eat them... sometimes covered in chocolate, much like grasshoppers.

Other's have em as pets :

Madagascar hissing roaches are the ones that are most commonly had as pets, unlike the typical american counter part they don't tend to bite humans. (My wife had a pair in a cage, she called them Bob... no plural, just Bob), they tend to live between 5 and 7 years.

(the second is actually a beetle but they been doing the same thing to the hissing roaches for a while)

 

[subigo]

You're right, we should all pack up and head to Missouri: The land of milk and honey.

No no, cowboy. Obviously the land of milk and honey has cockroaches too. I mean you should move if you live in a shit-hole apartment or house. Cockroaches = move. Or... Cockroaches = you're a dirty motherfucker.

 

[nvanprooyen]

No no, cowboy. Obviously the land of milk and honey has cockroaches too. I mean you should move if you live in a shit-hole apartment or house. Cockroaches = move. Or... Cockroaches = you're a dirty motherfucker.

Actually, not. It doesn't matter how clean or nice your house is, they find a way in somehow.

 

[TeeBird]

The Palmetto Bugs are all over Georgia too. I spray once a week across my garage doors to keep them out, otherwise they scurry all over the place at night when you turn on the light.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Didn't we already go over the whole South Florida VS Detroit thing?

LOL

You're comparing a region to a city. Metro Detroit is a world of difference from Detroit the city. Come hang out in Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Troy, Grosse Pointe etc then we can talk. Don't believe everything you see on the news.

Besides, I'm not comparing the two, just saying that Florida sucks. The phrase "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there" was literally invented to describe Florida. But hey if you like it there that's all that matters.

 

[Soupyone]

You're comparing a region to a city. Metro Detroit is a world of difference from Detroit the city. Come hang out in Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Troy, Grosse Pointe etc then we can talk. Don't believe everything you see on the news.

Besides, I'm not comparing the two, just saying that Florida sucks. The phrase "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there" was literally invented to describe Florida. But hey if you like it there that's all that matters.

Right, so let's compare Palm Beach (Where I am) to Detroit (Where you are).

Detroit is the laughing stock of North America... Don't believe me, how many illegals do you have?

Exactly, even the Mexicans don't want to run from Mexico to Detroit.

Detroit, it's a nice place to... Rap about.

 

[subigo]

Actually, not. It doesn't matter how clean or nice your house is, they find a way in somehow.

I've lived in an apartment where there was a cockroach infestation and another with a brown recluse infestation. I moved out of both of those places within a month.

Since then I've only moved into newly built apartments/houses (built within the past 2-3 years) and I keep my place looking like it came out of a magazine. I keep a few glue traps in hidden spots and check them periodically for any kind of bugs. Not once have I found or seen anything since living the new and clean lifestyle. If I ever did find a bug I would have the place sprayed asap. If a month later I still found bugs, I'd move.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Right, so let's compare Palm Beach (Where I am) to Detroit (Where you are).

Detroit is the laughing stock of North America... Don't believe me, how many illegals do you have?

Exactly, even the Mexicans don't want to run from Mexico to Detroit.

Detroit, it's a nice place to... Rap about.

Actually I'm in Metro Detroit (because I'm not broke), but if you're trying to make me jealous with the number of illegal immigrants you have it's not working. I guess it comes down to the fact that I've spent considerable time in both places so I can speak to it in an educated way, whereas you haven't and are basing your opinions on anecdotal shit you've heard.

I get it, you love south Florida - the gay scene is jumping and you're sensitive about me bashing it. Sorry man - it's just not for everyone. Nobody is telling you to move - stay there and enjoy your palmetto bugs, and the illegal immigrants you're bragging about. Don't get so butt-hurt over the fact that not everyone likes your little area.

 

[zingo]

Doesn't matter how nice of an area you're in, these things are everywhere. I've seen them in multimillion dollar houses here with the best bug control blah blah, and they still make it in

Yerp if your talking about them flying bastards they can get anywhere, you can have the cleanest house and the best poisons and they still come to visit.

Kind of like Herpes you can control it but you cant ever be fully rid of it.

 

[Soupyone]

Actually I'm in Metro Detroit (because I'm not broke), but if you're trying to make me jealous with the number of illegal immigrants you have it's not working. I guess it comes down to the fact that I've spent considerable time in both places so I can speak to it in an educated way, whereas you haven't and are basing your opinions on anecdotal shit you've heard.

I get it, you love south Florida - the gay scene is jumping and you're sensitive about me bashing it. Sorry man - it's just not for everyone. Nobody is telling you to move - stay there and enjoy your palmetto bugs, and the illegal immigrants you're bragging about. Don't get so butt-hurt over the fact that not everyone likes your little area.

Yes, I'm uneducated and homosexual. I think you're missing an episode of Glenn Beck or Fox News Radio... You need to find things more offensive to accuse me of; like being a liberal or Muslim.

I don't care what you think of Florida, I'm only here 6-8 months out of the year, but let's be clear: Detroit sucks.

 

[Soupyone]

Yerp if your talking about them flying bastards they can get anywhere, you can have the cleanest house and the best poisons and they still come to visit.

Kind of like Herpes you can control it but you cant ever be fully rid of it.

Meh, I've only seen a few in my garage ever. They scurry under something and they're gone.

Now this fucker?

This fucker scared the bajesus out of me.

I had to hit it with the hose to get it away from my front door. [The picture is almost to scale - maybe 1:1.3]