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TattoodChinaDoll posted 8/28/2013 01:15 AM

There are woods behind my house (yes, we have woods in Jersey). Dark woods...light from the house...it's scary when the weather gets warm. Tonight something flew in that at first I thought was a mutant dragonfy. Then I thought it may be Mothra. But it could have been a moth/beetle/dragonfly/grasshopper/cricket hybrid. So I figured I'd give all of you my best bug killing advice. Especially flying bugs. Swiffer dry mop. It has a handle so you can reach those suckers. The end is flat for maximum killing surface area. I hate bugs...please don't turn this into a spider thread!

Nature_Girl posted 8/28/2013 04:25 AM

You need some bats. The kind with wings & echolocation. That's the best for nighttime bug control.

TattoodChinaDoll posted 8/28/2013 09:11 AM

Brown bats are very common around here. I think the woods may be too dense for them behind my house.

I killed that sucker last night and vacuumed it up. Now I'm scared to empty the vacuum and see it.

TrulyReconciled posted 8/28/2013 10:25 AM

OMG - A Mothopperket!!!

Eranda posted 8/28/2013 19:09 PM

Was it one of those cicada wasps? I see them every now and then and they're scary as all shit!!

InnerLight posted 8/29/2013 00:35 AM

What color was it. Did it have wings?

Be brave. Be curious. Look and see who you are sharing the world with.

TattoodChinaDoll posted 8/29/2013 00:55 AM

It had wings and when it flew it looked like this ><. When it landed on the wall it looked like it had legs like a spider and longer body. It was dark brown/black.

I can't be brave about bugs. They make me cry...literally. I don't mind sharing the world. I'd just prefer if that world didn't come into my kitchen!

tushnurse posted 8/29/2013 07:22 AM

LOL it's gonna be ok TCD. You are bigger than them, you are smarter than them, you will be able to take em out.

Being a bee keeper we get rid of nuisance bees (wasps, hornets, yellow jackets) too. Since we have the protective gear. The only they have us beat at is speed. I usually do ok with stealth attacks.

My H is insane though he even does the big scary bald faced hornet nests, you know the ones like in the cartoons that hang in a tree and are gray and football shaped? Yah I refuse to particpate in that. Those suckers, are mean, vicious, fast, and smart!!!!