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Henna73 Housemate |
posted 09-01-2004 12:22 PM
   
Yes, we have them too. I think they freak me out because of the long legs and they are really, really fast. The cats like to chase them, but they don't eat them, darn! I read up on them a bit and they are supposed to eat smaller bugs and are actually pretty useful, but that does not make me feel any better. They had them in Hawaii, but they were more brown and much bigger. I think I can handle the northern ones a little better thank you. IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 09-01-2004 02:20 PM
whine * so hoooow do i maaake them go awwwwwwwwway ***** IP: Logged |
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Lis Housemate |
posted 09-02-2004 06:17 PM
Hmmm... my first thought was silverfish too Muppet. I always call the darker many-legged critters centipedes, but I don't know. I thought I knew what silverfish looked like, but it turns out the ones at my parents' house were very different from the ones in my old apt. (same color and behavior though) which makes me wonder if perhaps they're different buggers altogether. My solution was to spray them with R@id and sweep it up with the dust pan and brush after they die. IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 09-02-2004 07:38 PM
Well it almost got W!ndexed to death, but the damn thing is too fast. I need something kitty and baby safe. I'm thinking I need a big burly someone to introduce it to a big burly boot. Either that or someone to put it in a cup and send to Breana so she can put it in/on her pants. IP: Logged |
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thedivinemissA Housemate |
posted 09-07-2004 07:21 PM
So I go to open the door, and behind the blinds there is something that looks like a gecko(very popular in my region)Within a nanosecond and slight turn of the knob a S N A K E~~~~~~ drops down from near the handle, if I didn't about shit on myself, but we were humane and put him in the yard, that was just a freaky thing (it happened like 20 min. ago)I don't know what kind of snake it was if ya'll are curious- but it damn sure was no garden snake! IP: Logged |
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Grestarian Subletter |
posted 10-07-2004 10:18 AM
RE: Flour weevils ("mealy bugs"?) I've seen several suggestions to freeze flour/processed grains to kill eggs. Won't that make the flour soggy? Stale? I was kind of thinking of sticking the bag in the microwave and cooking the buggers for a couple seconds. That would be a dry method, but would it hurt the flour? IP: Logged |
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meggo Housemate |
posted 10-07-2004 10:20 AM
I don't think it does make the flour soggy actually. My parents had theirs in the freezer for the longest time (and after what I found at the bottom of a container of pasta last night - our freezer will soon be stocked... bug carcasses). What about fruit flies? How do I get rid of the things? IP: Logged |
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quarkiegirl Housemate |
posted 10-07-2004 10:32 AM
quote: ew ew ew! pasta is going in the freezer as soon as i get home! IP: Logged |
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Jinxie Housemate |
posted 10-09-2004 11:19 AM
Ugh...I know it's a shame to waste a whole bag of flour or whatever is at stake...but for the sake of a few bucks, I'd just toss the bugified flour and buy a new bag. Hardly seems worth all the effort to kill the bugs if you're still going to be eating bug carcasses. But that's just me, and I'm a little on the squimish side as concerns buggies. IP: Logged |
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Grestarian Subletter |
posted 10-09-2004 02:03 PM
Well, it's not so much a financial issue to me. Yeah, I'm between jobs right now, but I think I can afford a bag of flour. The problem is that I discover the lack of [product] only when I need it--and that's usually at the least convenient moment for going out to buy another supply. So last Thursday's chicken dinner was aborted in mid-production because I couldn't dredge the breasts in flour. Just an inopportune irritation, really.  IP: Logged |
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Merimoo Housemate |
posted 10-09-2004 02:17 PM
I keep flour in the freezer now just because I've had problems with other kinds of bugs in the apartment. I suppose it's possible you might get condensation if you take the whole bag out and leave it on the counter, but I usually just take it out, measure what I need, and straightaway put it back in. There are always zip1oc bags, too. IP: Logged |
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breana Housemate |
posted 10-11-2004 05:13 PM
Poor CTG! I shall send you my pants to use as a lure! Actually, what you shot (great picture, by the way) was a house centipede. They can be magnificently scary, but are wonderous creatures. They are one of the few predators fast enough (and tough enough) to eat cockroaches. They are voracious, eating all the bugs in their path, and probably keeping your house relatively pest free. And that's the problem. If you see them, it's an accident. They don't want you to see them, ever, and under normal circumstances, they go to great lengths NOT to be spotted in the daytime. They only migrate (ie run across the wall or floor) in search of food, meaning they've done such a great job eradicating pests that they are hungry, and have nothing left to eat. They are not a threat to us, although all centipedes have poisonous bites, so I don't recommend picking one of these beasties up with your bare hands. Smacking it with a shoe works well, and is better than insecticide, especially for a home with a baby. You'll never "really" get rid of them, so don't waste your money on an exterminator if house centipedes are the only thing you've got (although I'm all for the Orkin man when it comes to roaches and termites and fire ants). However, they are GOOD for pest control, so if you can stand having to squash a few and forget that there are more where that one came from, I would do that. I usually shoo them into the nearest dark corner or totally ignore them. Oddly, I don't have many in my new place, but I have a CRAPLOAD of spiders, so they're probably competing. IP: Logged |
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Jinxie Housemate |
posted 10-12-2004 10:54 AM
Hmmm...house centipedes. On the one hand: ew. On the other hand: I'm getting more--well, I wouldn't go so far as to say tolerant--but I don't freak out quite as hard when I see a creepy crawlie in my home. And I guess I can deal with the odd centipede if it means less non-helpful bugs. IP: Logged |
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silly putty Housesitter |
posted 10-12-2004 01:10 PM
quote: Hey lovely buglady! Yer back to answer our pest questions, yeah! I posted this one about a month back and no one replied. Maybe you can help, oh mistress of the entomolair! (Um, yeah, I mean breana, just so everyone's clear...) IP: Logged |
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breana Housemate |
posted 10-12-2004 01:48 PM
quote: Hmmmm... now this is a worthy challenge! You've been infested by hairy brown rice. Very interesting...without a picture, you'll have to give me some time to put together a list of suspects, but I'll do my best. IP: Logged |
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silly putty Housesitter |
posted 10-13-2004 02:55 PM
Sorry, I don't have any pictures, but let me try a better description: they're about 1/4" long, brown to yellow in colour (variations between those two colours, kind of fat in the middle and tapered towards the ends, sort of a shell-like thing, with little hairs sporadically on them. And I think they have more than 4 legs, but I'm not positive, cuz like I said, I usually only find the shed "shell" things. And they're common here in NW Ontario, and apparently in Manitoba, too because I had them in my apartments there. (These places are in Canada). IP: Logged |
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vdipippo Housemate |
posted 10-23-2004 09:12 PM
so we've had the big scary hopping bugs in my house for a while now, and i tried to identify it myself some way (i think it may be an extra evil form of cricket maybe) and scared myself too much with the pictures... perhaps someone its brown and speckled. it seems like it might be a little fuzzy. it has looong antennae and can easily jump up to 12 inches in the air. it probably has 6 legs, though i've never wanted to really look. when it is squished, it is juicy and gross. i find them in the bathroom quite often, and sometimes in other rooms of the house. what could this scary thing be... and how on earth do i get rid of them (aside from killing them, which is tough because these suckers are FAST.) Thanks! IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 10-24-2004 09:37 AM
ohhh those are the nasty "hoppy bugs," we used to have them in our downstairs bathroom and I REFUSED to go in there. I swear they were looking at me wanting to capture me!!! I think officially they are called "spider crickets" or "camelback crickets" I don't know how you get rid of them...screaming at them doesn't seem to work. IP: Logged |
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flippygirl Housemate |
posted 01-23-2005 05:19 PM
I've got an issue with some teeny little flying things. Not fleas for sure...gathering on my windowsill...it's cold and wintery here...and ideas what they are and how to get rid of them? I set some wine out in the hope they'd be attached and get drunk in the cup but it's not working...not fruit flies, either? Help?? IP: Logged |
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