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07-02-2013, 02:52 PM
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found "waterbug" in coach
staying in an RV park outside of Houston and just found a "waterbug/cocroach" running thru our bedroom. Where do they usually get in from and how to stop the from coming in again.. We keep a clean home and do not have food lying around. any suggestions???
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07-02-2013, 02:58 PM
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Roach Balls
1 cup borax
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
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07-02-2013, 03:11 PM
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thanks  that was quick.... sounds almost edible!!!!!
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07-02-2013, 03:34 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Do you put these in basement or hide the behind the counters in the coach? I have a couple of small grandkids that I think would play with them if they seen them...
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07-02-2013, 04:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rikmac
Do you put these in basement or hide the behind the counters in the coach? I have a couple of small grandkids that I think would play with them if they seen them...
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Please be very, very careful with Borax. Children’s smaller bodies metabolize it differently than adults. It is NOT safe. As little as a teaspoon ingested can kill a 5 year old!
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07-02-2013, 04:28 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Thanks, I think they will be put in basement.
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07-02-2013, 04:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Benellie
staying in an RV park outside of Houston and just found a "waterbug/cocroach" running thru our bedroom. Where do they usually get in from and how to stop the from coming in again.. We keep a clean home and do not have food lying around. any suggestions???
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We spray our motorhome with the same stuff we use in the stick house. Home Defense... No bugs Palmetto bugs usually hitch a ride inside on clothes or other things..
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07-02-2013, 04:51 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
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When my coach came up from Florida it had a couple "BIG" surprises in it that surfaced. I was told they can travel in the holding tanks. Come in through the vent stack then through sinks, etc. 
These bugs I had were scary BIG/HUGE.
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07-02-2013, 04:55 PM
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Waterbugs and the South...aren't those two things synonymous? Sooner or later your going to see one in your house, on the patio, or somewhere in your path????
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07-02-2013, 04:57 PM
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07-02-2013, 04:58 PM
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DW pointed out she had one crawl up her pants while she was very pregnant in College Station TX...ever see a 7 month preggie strip in less than 10 seconds? And then jumped up on the pedestal sink? It didn't break...nor did she go into labor 
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07-02-2013, 05:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calhyatt
We spray our motorhome with the same stuff we use in the stick house. Home Defense... No bugs
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This. ^^
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07-02-2013, 05:34 PM
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We used to live in the Houston area. Any of the above will kill them inside. The problem with these bugs is they live outside & they can fly.The only way we found to keep them from flying in the door at night was to move to a drier climate.
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07-02-2013, 06:14 PM
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Southeast Georgia. 1970.
At night, when you turned on a light to get up, you could hear them run.
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