Immediate fix, sprinkle moth balls or moth dust around the area they a frequenting. they will be gone in 2 days. The ammonium in moth products will overload their senses and bye bye. Harmless solution and it gets them away and stops them "frequenting".
Also look into having the lower two feet of your lanai screening covered with aluminum flashing.
My lanai is fully screened, also have sliding windows, makes it into another room.
PM me I will send you photos
Also, no food and no water, you will never see one. Biggest question is what are the searching for?
Find all sources of food and water, eliminate them.
Now for the Palm. Your homeowners insurance (I have State Farm) does not cover damage to your house as a result of, perhaps a palm falling on your house (even your neighbors palm falling on your house, they are grass plants). Talk to your neighbor, chop down the palm. Better for your house, their house, all houses.
Side note, the roaches are in the palms too. I chopped my palm, Have not seen a bug in a year. The birds had a field day eating the roaches for the two days after the palm came down.
Trees and Palms are nice..... Over there.
I love large open grassy front yards, none of the over the top flower beds. Sure they are pretty. But stop for a second. Look around, you live in paradise. Ditch the yard maintenance.
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