Bug Phobic Needs Prayer

[Sierrah]

So has anybody actually been successful in getting rid of palmeto bugs?! I need help!

Never heard of them but I would try boric acid. I’ve been using it in my new apartment (put if down as a preventative measure) and it works fabulously for silverfish and roaches. I haven’t seen anything at all in my apartment and I’ve been there 8 months. I figure if it will kill roaches it will kill just about anything. It’s non toxic to pets and works for up to a year. You just sprinkle it in the corners or cracks. It works by dehydrating the bugs. Good luck.

 

[JustAnotherThou]

Never heard of them but I would try boric acid. I’ve been using it in my new apartment (put if down as a preventative measure) and it works fabulously for silverfish and roaches. I haven’t seen anything at all in my apartment and I’ve been there 8 months. I figure if it will kill roaches it will kill just about anything. It’s non toxic to pets and works for up to a year. You just sprinkle it in the corners or cracks. It works by dehydrating the bugs. Good luck.

I missed when you originally posted this! I am glad to hear your move had helped your problem. Reading this thread did give me a laugh today though Thank you!!! oh and sorry for laughing at your expense!

 

[whatevergirl]

You poor thing, you must be really afraid of bugs. I am afraid of big spiders and roaches. Living in Florida, we get some big ugly roaches and palmeto bugs. My house is infested by silverfish. They are harmless and don’t really do anything to us. I find them on the floor, we have tile, or on the walls. I find maybe one every month, but the bug people call it an infestation because I find them dead in my light fixtures. There is not much besides maybe a exterminator that can be done. I am not afraid of them and kill them when I see them. My dd is a little afraid of them, but when she sees me killing them she is okay with them. I have earwigs as well and I had my house sprayed and still they seem to come in. I guess bugs are just going to live with all of us. We have taken their environment.

I would try to overcome your fear, but if you can’t seem to maybe you could see someone to help you. Fear is learned and it can be unlearned. I once saw a show where women with great fear of spiders where by the end of the show kissing a big ugly hairy spider. It freaked me out and I would not do that for a million dollars. I hope that you can overcome your fears.

Florida bugs are scary…me no likey. ha:nope: