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Dec 28 2007, 05:08 AM
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Privileged Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 526 Joined: 12-January 07 From: Rocky Mountains, south of Banff National Park Member No.: 37,065 ![]() |
I was just wondering if anyone wants to mention their favorite vermin and how they're getting on. I've got mites, mostly dust mites, but I'm sure there are others feeding on my rotting carcass at night as I lay there, mouth half open, drool pooling on the pillow cover. I've had fleas, ticks, and intestinal worms, but they didn't stick around with the alcohol poisoning. There are all manner of pests crawling about at any given time. What's your personal favorite?
Anyone here from Worms, Nebraska? Just wondering. Fine place, Worms... |
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Dec 28 2007, 08:53 AM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,314 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 16,932 |
I hate pests.
The pest problem we've in our locality is due to Mosquitos and Termites. We've covered our windows with nets and doors with an extra glass door. |
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Dec 28 2007, 09:00 AM
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Super Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 223 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Brisbane, Australia Member No.: 43,581 |
Our house is infested with termites- one wall has already fallen in in the bathroom.
We also have a lot of spiders around- hunstmen, trapdoor and funnel webs |
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Dec 28 2007, 09:20 AM
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Premium Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 4-December 07 Member No.: 54,168 |
My dog just had puppies that make lots of squeaky noises, does that count?
Our house has cockroaches. It drives me nutts. My boyfriend's house has them too. and sometimes when the fruit in the fruit bowl doesn't get thrown out, we get fruit flies. |
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Dec 28 2007, 09:42 AM
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Newbie [Level 3] ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 20-December 07 From: Melbourne, AUS Member No.: 55,017 |
At this time of year, mosquitos and flies are apleanty around here and I would need more than fly spray to get rid of them.
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Dec 28 2007, 09:44 AM
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Premium Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 4-December 07 Member No.: 54,168 |
Wow, I saw the biggest mozzy yesterday. It was full of blood whe I killed it too. Nastyyyyy!
It's summer here, so there's a bunch of flies around. I hate those huge ones that makes lots of noises and bash into a bunch of things. |
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Dec 29 2007, 03:56 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 28-December 07 Member No.: 55,404 |
I was just wondering if anyone wants to mention their favorite vermin and how they're getting on. I've got mites, mostly dust mites, but I'm sure there are others feeding on my rotting carcass at night as I lay there, mouth half open, drool pooling on the pillow cover. I've had fleas, ticks, and intestinal worms, but they didn't stick around with the alcohol poisoning. There are all manner of pests crawling about at any given time. What's your personal favorite? Anyone here from Worms, Nebraska? Just wondering. Fine place, Worms... in minnesota we have a lot of box elder bugs and they are annoying those little black and orange things can get into your house through anything |
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Dec 29 2007, 04:10 AM
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Privileged Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 526 Joined: 12-January 07 From: Rocky Mountains, south of Banff National Park Member No.: 37,065 ![]() |
Box Elder bugs. Reminds me of what we call "stink bugs" around here. Those damn things will absolutely find any slight crevice to exploit in the fall to gain entry into the house. We sometimes have twenty or thirty of them in the bathroom in the evening. The females are round and dark grey and the males are longer and a rust color. You can zap them with your finger, sending them sailing across the room and still they'll manage to get up and fly about some more making this annoying buzzing noise as they clumsily seek some kind of footing to land on while circling the light on the ceiling. And don't irritate them or they'll spray out this most foul odor stinking up the place for a while. I imagine that's why they have few if any predators eating them. Only the hungriest spider will go for a disgusting meal of stink bug. If a skunk could be an armored insect, it'd be a stink bug.
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Dec 30 2007, 06:47 AM
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Super Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 402 Joined: 14-June 07 From: Missouri Member No.: 44,799 |
Mice. Definatly, without a doubt, Mice. I hate those %(%$&(_!(_&)&%_(^@^%$&) things.
We have tried everything to kill out the little varmits. Poison, traps, those electronic gizmo's, you name it. This fall we even bug bombed the kennel building and as soon as the gas from those dissipated we fired up the old tractor and ran a pipe under the kennel building and tried to gas the little suckers. (yes, we removed all the dogs first, in case you are wondering) I even tried leaving the dogs out for some time after the gassing hopeing they would starve out without any of the dogs food to steal. Nothing is working. I hate those pests. They are so destructive and eat up everything and crap all over everything. Anybody got any clues as to how to kill them out? Any ways to make cheap mouse poison? That works? QUOTE My dog just had puppies that make lots of squeaky noises, does that count? Nope, puppies don't count as pests, they are far too cute! What kind of puppies do you have? QUOTE Our house has cockroaches. It drives me nutts. My boyfriend's house has them too. and sometimes when the fruit in the fruit bowl doesn't get thrown out, we get fruit flies. Oh yea, I hate those too, but at least you can kill them out. A friend of mine had a real bad problem with them. You could actually smell them in the house. One day their phone stopped working and they had to call a repair man out to work on it. When he took the phone off the wall it looked like a black explosion, roaches just flew out by the hundreds and ran up the walls, it was really embarrassing for my friend. |