Ew - Palmetto Bugs

[jmarkey]

Don't get your hopes up, Miss Daisy. I have a Yorkie/Cairn cross and a Silky Terrier who's a terrific hunter of lizards and frogs. If there's a Huge Roach sighting the Yorkie cross flattens his ears and trots off in another direction. The Silky just gives me a woeful look and hopes for something better to come along.

Then again, I had a Golden who just didn't see the problem with huge roaches. He probably thought it was another terrier joining the pack.

[LostInHouston]

Originally Posted by jmarkey

Don't get your hopes up, Miss Daisy. I have a Yorkie/Cairn cross and a Silky Terrier who's a terrific hunter of lizards and frogs. If there's a Huge Roach sighting the Yorkie cross flattens his ears and trots off in another direction. The Silky just gives me a woeful look and hopes for something better to come along.

Then again, I had a Golden who just didn't see the problem with huge roaches. He probably thought it was another terrier joining the pack.

That's the reverse of what you want. The lizards and toads are the good guys that help keep the roaches and other pests away.

[MissDaisy]

Originally Posted by jmarkey

Don't get your hopes up, Miss Daisy. I have a Yorkie/Cairn cross and a Silky Terrier who's a terrific hunter of lizards and frogs. If there's a Huge Roach sighting the Yorkie cross flattens his ears and trots off in another direction. The Silky just gives me a woeful look and hopes for something better to come along.

Then again, I had a Golden who just didn't see the problem with huge roaches. He probably thought it was another terrier joining the pack.

LOL......

.....and no, I do not anticipate any assistance from my fuzzy brats...

[sbhubbell]

I use a local service here in Katy called The Bug Reaper and I think he does a great job, sprays the perimeter and the whole yard, will come back to treat the fire ants over and over, and puts some other stuff around inside. I haven't seen a roach inside since he started his service last summer.

[tstone]

Sometimes it's instinctual for little dogs to go pouncing on anything small that scurries across the room. My dogs bite the air whenever a flying bug gets in their faces, and if they time it right it becomes snack food. Generally speaking, one 12lb dog kills bugs & lizards, while the other kills baby possums. MissDaisy will see if her dogs have a hidden instinct that comes out when they all move to TX from NorCal.

BTW I just use a couple of spray cans of Raid ant/roach killer, and some Combat roach traps. Cheap stuff, works fine. It's not like we're treating a problem -- it's more for prevention. Just keep the Raid away from the grass or anything green.

[MissDaisy]

Originally Posted by tstone

Sometimes it's instinctual for little dogs to go pouncing on anything small that scurries across the room. My dogs bite the air whenever a flying bug gets in their faces, and if they time it right it becomes snack food. Generally speaking, one 12lb dog kills bugs & lizards, while the other kills baby possums. MissDaisy will see if her dogs have a hidden instinct that comes out when they all move to TX from NorCal.

BTW I just use a couple of spray cans of Raid ant/roach killer, and some Combat roach traps. Cheap stuff, works fine. It's not like we're treating a problem -- it's more for prevention. Just keep the Raid away from the grass or anything green.

Hi Tstone!!

hopefully we will find out if they are hard-wired to catch bugs soon....our NorCal house is on the market!!!!

[jmarkey]

Originally Posted by LostInHouston

That's the reverse of what you want. The lizards and toads are the good guys that help keep the roaches and other pests away.

Yes indeedy. He's not allowed to bother any of my scaly friends. He managed to catch one lizard in TN - that was the peak of his career. But he's always on the prowl.

However, I didn't think Giant Roaches/Disgustingly Huge Palmetto Bugs had a whole lot of natural enemies. The lizards and toads that hang around my house are pretty small and don't look up to the job. Do birds eat them?

I got a hold of a company in this area that's sending someone out tomorrow. I'll get the standard lecture about Palmetto bugs, but I'll feel so much better if the ones I find inside are dead or close to it.

I'll also have an arsenal under the sink of Bengal Gold Roach Spray, Raid, and Combat traps. It may be overkill, but these beasts make me yark.

It's me or them.
Take no prisoners.

[Sampaguita]

We're having a local exterminator (same that our neighbor/landlord uses) come out later today to spray the interior & exterior of the house. Have seen a few HUGE, winged roaches on their backs and it just made my skin crawl & p*ssed me off to no end as they appeared right after I'd done some major floor swabbing. The person DH spoke to at the exterminators (can't remember name of the company) said that the roaches on their back means they're dead or dying & good indication that the last treatment (more than 6 mos ago) was still working.

We're going to have them come out on a regular basis - can't stand the thought of my kids crawling around where these gross buggers might be lurking...so jmarkey - I do NOT think you're a weenie.