tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post3945454186783384533..comments2024-02-16T08:40:54.943-06:00Comments on Mexico Bob: This will drive you buggy...Bob Mrotekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-30613011325257723252009-06-15T10:20:58.673-05:002009-06-15T10:20:58.673-05:00Amanda,
At this point from your description I am n...Amanda,<br />At this point from your description I am not really sure. A photo would help. For your peace of mind why don't you put the next one that you find in a jar (get Hubby to do it) and take it to a pest control man. You shouldn't have to buy anything and if they are any good at all they should be able to tell you what it is. I know that the Orkin people will do this for you but I don't know if they are in your area. If you find out please put it on your blog so that other people will know too but I don't need to tell you that. I know that you are a sharing and caring person :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-58448490390206584972009-06-15T09:32:09.412-05:002009-06-15T09:32:09.412-05:00So I found a bug IM not familure with in my apartm...So I found a bug IM not familure with in my apartment and I came back to this post to see if it was the cricket you posted on here. My husband called it a cricket but it didnt have big hind legs. It sounded like a cricket one night and when my husband sprayed the area what we found the next day was a dazed bug, today I found another. So it looks like a cricket at the top but has no big hind legs and has long antennas. Any idea what it might be? And if it bites? ;)bordersasidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142674938117338592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-15624123979191482742009-05-25T16:25:55.971-05:002009-05-25T16:25:55.971-05:00Ack! Those fugly potato bugs were the bane of my e...Ack! Those fugly potato bugs were the bane of my existence as a kid. Every Saturday morning I had to help in the yard and I would ALWAYS dig up one of those creepies. I'd dance around and yell and my mom would come over with a spade and just chop it in half. YUCK! Maybe I was scarred for life?<br /><br />The Makech is not as creepy as a potato bug, for one thing they are dry and not greasy or shiny looking. You don't have to go and look for stuff to feed them, they come with a piece of dead wood and supposedly they will eat on that piece for a year. Still, I wouldn't wear one although I've had one put on me by vendors and it wasn't bad. I just feel sorry for them.Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775514857047122526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-34676169248878954242009-05-25T10:43:25.891-05:002009-05-25T10:43:25.891-05:00Theresa,
I'm sorry if I caused you to have a flash...Theresa,<br />I'm sorry if I caused you to have a flashback. I just wanted people to be aware of them. By the way, in the U.S. they are commonly called "potato bug" but they have nothing to do with potatoes.<br /><br />Gary,<br />Sorry about the link. I corrected it :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-61967865115223200232009-05-25T10:02:18.369-05:002009-05-25T10:02:18.369-05:00The photos are good, but don't show just how big t...The photos are good, but don't show just how big those suckers can get!!!<br /><br />By the way Bob, you gave the old link to my blog. I have been on garydenness.co.uk for a coupla years now! The old link kinda works, but I'm about to trash that blog with ads!Gary Dennesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121466795073130174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-46691483403024806102009-05-24T22:05:18.110-05:002009-05-24T22:05:18.110-05:00I hate potato bugs, it stems from a trauma I had o...I hate potato bugs, it stems from a trauma I had one Halloween. My brothers were scattering around plastic creepy crawlers, and I thought that a potato bug on the staircase was another one of their futile attempts to scare me and my friend. When the damn thing moved as I was reaching for it, I screamed and fell down the stairs. It's been more than 30 years and I still get the creeps from them!<br />regards,<br />TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-55562912932102375092009-05-24T20:32:47.754-05:002009-05-24T20:32:47.754-05:00Oh man Bob, those are some ugly things and I do me...Oh man Bob, those are some ugly things and I do mean things. How could anything be so dern ugly. I hate them, I hate rats too. They freak me out. Debi in Merida ran across a mouse and rat when she was at her compost pile. Yikes, I would have jumped 20 feet high. Bob those are ugly ugly ugly, now I go away. :D take care and have a great week.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-85068224699216507482009-05-24T16:07:45.931-05:002009-05-24T16:07:45.931-05:00Oh, gosh, Bob I think I've seen that kissing bug b...Oh, gosh, Bob I think I've seen that kissing bug before! Yikes! <br /><br />And that jeweled bug is just disgusting. So you get one for Christmas and then you have to spend your time looking for dead and decaying matter to feed it, right? Yuck!1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-56362483510443564482009-05-24T15:02:11.184-05:002009-05-24T15:02:11.184-05:00Amanda,
It wasn't my intent to scare anyone. I jus...Amanda,<br />It wasn't my intent to scare anyone. I just think you should be aware. If you keep your house tight and clean which I know that you do, then you have nothing to worry about. Some things that look scary aren't really bad and somethings that look innocent can harm you. Knowing the difference can be important. I'm sorry if I caused you anxiety or alarm.Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-82975703621659025952009-05-24T14:53:33.965-05:002009-05-24T14:53:33.965-05:00OK Bob you totally had me freaked out about the Ki...OK Bob you totally had me freaked out about the Kissing bug and carrying diseases. By the description I thought it was the bugs that are crazy thick around here (Tepa) in July and AUG (they kinda look like the lightning bugs back home). Thank God when I saw the pic it was a different bug. My husband and everyone around here says the lightning bug looking things are harmless, I hope there right.bordersasidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142674938117338592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-82369545402989908012009-05-24T11:20:15.383-05:002009-05-24T11:20:15.383-05:00Yikes Bob - we hate bugs here and there is no shor...Yikes Bob - we hate bugs here and there is no shortage. We use cal (lime) to discourage them and occasionally Boric acid. <br /><br />I suppose that last photo bug is tolerable - but bejeweled or not they are UGLY.Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705486544074674388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-3889795432695117942009-05-23T23:24:29.243-05:002009-05-23T23:24:29.243-05:00That's why have have several cans of Oxo around, n...That's why have have several cans of Oxo around, nothing better than that for those little varmints.Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-1819589962975811852009-05-23T22:35:15.115-05:002009-05-23T22:35:15.115-05:00When I was growing up in southern Oregon, Jerusale...When I was growing up in southern Oregon, Jerusalem crickets were quite common -- but, we knew them as potato bugs. I have never understood the baby head comparison. I just don't see it. That may say more about my imagination than I wish.<br /><br />Once again, thanks for an interesting post.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com