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we moved into our current home in 1978 .... since then we've not had any pest control problems that required us to call an exterminator .... well that ended a couple of weeks ago when over the course of 4 days we saw 3 bugs ... no clue what type of bug but they were big ones .... one of my wife's brothers runs his own pest control company in Minnesota so she called him for advice .... as a result we called a local company who came out and treated our home .... we were to told to anticipate seeing some dead bugs for the next few days, sure hope so .... we've signed up for a quarterly program for them to come back .... with us gone over half of each year, we don't want to give the critters an opportunity to come in and setup shop before we could stop them

Big bugs reminds me of going to Grandmas when I was a kid. She lived in Tucson. Those big ole June Bugs and Cock roaches were some big bugs. When one would hit the windshield you would think you were shot.

We have been using Terminix quarterly for several years at the cabin. Has worked fairly well, except for spiders. They told us, up front, they could not control spiders. They even treat inside and outside, but still get all kinds of spiders.
The stink bugs were terrible outside this year!

understood on the impact of a big bug, I remember getting hit in the chest back when I road a bike .... sounded like a 22 going off when one would hit my helmet

When I was younger I went to Sturgis one year on the road bike. Had my jacket part way open at the top. Got one of those nasty mad yellow jackets down in my shirt and he stung me in the chest. I guess I made him mad.

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Many years ago when out kids were in elementary school, we were coming back from camping trip. Had the driver side window rolled down in the suburban. A yellow jacket ricocheted off the side mirror and smacked our oldest son in the cheek. Stung him. One tough yellow jacket to survive a freeway speed impact with the mirror and still sting someone.

Just this summer when shooting one afternoon with Wingnut I am lifting a rifle to my cheek and didn't realize a yellow jacket was on the stock - or my cheek - and pressed the stock to my cheek....

When I was younger I went to Sturgis one year on the road bike.

Similar experience.
While riding with a friend I was cruising down the road when a bee somehow got into my helmet ear pad!
By the time I got pulled over and the helmet off it had stung me on the ear several times.
I spent the rest of the weekend with a swollen, 'cauliflower' ear!

Mags wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:34 pm

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Many years ago when out kids were in elementary school, we were coming back from camping trip. Had the driver side window rolled down in the suburban. A yellow jacket ricocheted off the side mirror and smacked our oldest son in the cheek. Stung him. One tough yellow jacket to survive a freeway speed impact with the mirror and still sting someone.

Those things have a MEAN sting for their size! Have been allergic all my life. the only bummer at summer for me.

Have been allergic all my life.

Do you carry an EpiPen?

Mistered wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:04 pm

Have been allergic all my life.

Do you carry an EpiPen?

Usually, or have one near by.

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They sure do! I once ran over a ground nest with my tractor. Got stung multiple times, one near the tear duct of my left eye. Still have the stinger mark there. My tractor couldn't move fast enough to get away. They lost interest once I was far enough away.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:00 pm

Those things have a MEAN sting for their size! ...

Those ground ones are bad!! don't really know they're there till it's too late! Wish I was a good enough shot to sit not far away and blast them as they come and go. Dare I use my #4 357 shot shells and shoot in the hole?

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:05 pm

Dare I use my #4 357 shot shells and shoot in the hole?

that would be interesting to watch .... before you do, it might pay to come up with a 20' barrel extension

Weed eating the front yard years ago and whacked a ground hornet/bees nest. Didn't know till they started stinging. Dropped the weedeater and ran to the deck, jumped in the spa and ducked under. The swarm left. Later, I poured napalm down the hole. No more problem.

Big bugs?

When I was in Hawaii in the 80s, the Tupperware ladies made a killing. They had huge flying cockroaches, 3" long... No matter how clean you kept your home, those nasty things found their way in. They also had huge centipedes. Six to eight inches long, half inch wide, the sting hurt, but burned for a half hour afterward.

The custom gunsmith I knew there also ran a pest control business, and sprayed our place gratis every couple months. Helped, but still didn't stop the roaches completely. Best defense? Pet geckos running free. Two or three...

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Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:14 pm

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:05 pm

Dare I use my #4 357 shot shells and shoot in the hole?

that would be interesting to watch .... before you do, it might pay to come up with a 20' barrel extension

got that right Jim!!

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Diesel. There is a lot of satisfaction watching yellow jackets trying to get into their hole through a burning Diesel flame. Singes their wings right off the evil buggers.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:05 pm

Those ground ones are bad!! don't really know they're there till it's too late! Wish I was a good enough shot to sit not far away and blast them as they come and go. Dare I use my #4 357 shot shells and shoot in the hole?

There is some great videos on youtube of people getting rid of hornet and bees nest. Some people have a real problem with a good way to go about it.

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This one was in the news a week ago.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/l ... -backyard/

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For airborne yellow jackets, I use the yellow hanging traps. Catch a ton of them.