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Big Bugs!

Posted: Jul 26, 2013

Tonight I saw a large bug on the kitchen floor. It was black and about 1 1/2 inches long. It had antennae (sp). It did not move nearly as fast as a roach. What could it be?? This happened last year about this time and my landlord got an exterminator in. Tonight is the first one I saw! When I threw a towel on it, it kinda fluttered and tried to get away, but again, not lightening fast like a roach. HELP!!

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Well... - anonymouse

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If you see anymore of them you might need to get the landlord to get an exterminator to come. I don't know what it could be.

where in the country are you? - sm

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what do you mean, flutter?

waterbug - sm

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they're the slow cousin to the roach

we see these all the time after a large rain during the warm and hot months in Texas

Thanks - HELP!

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That's what I thought it might be. I live in south central Pennsylvania. It looked like it might try to fly, but didn't. I got that one, but I am so freaked out by bugs. It has been very humid here, and we just had a very heavy rain. What do you do to get rid of them? I don't think they will get in cupboards and run over dishes, etc. At least they did not last year. I saw a total of three last year, but the landlord got right on it then. He's a good guy.

My mom's cure . . . - anon

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She used to use roach traps and that got rid of hers. She got them around the shower in the basement.

You probably have a - palmetto bug...

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They look like a giant roach. We get them here sometimes here in NC as well. They are kind of scary, but fortunately, I don't think they "infest" the way the smaller roaches do, so they don't become a terrible problem indoors.

Roach Motels sm - Bugs No More

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Get Black Flag or Raid Roach Motels. Get the ones for large roaches and put them in the corners of your kitchen. That will take care of them. They are a form of a large roach, they they tend not to infest, and are easy to eliminate.

I think they're June bugs in OH, just put them out the door. nm - Freebie

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nm

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