Beyond Buggy!

[Andrea3051]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)

[davem4616]

We came here from the coast also, so I can relate to that....

Dean and Massey advertise a lot...not sure that they are necessarily the #1 Choice, only two people on our street of 15 houses use them

We use Zoysia Green (352.323.8454) for going on 5 years...we may get a few bugs in the garage, but not in the house

Also the pine needles that the developer puts down around the bushes in the front beds is a great place for bugs to hide and breed.

[ThirdOfFive]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)
Sounds scary.

We use Florida Pest Control (flapest.com) for critter control; an annual contract including a termite insurance deal, and control pests inside and out.They are not cheap but they ARE thorough. We had a few critters in the house when we first moved here (some cockroaches, snails-on-steroids in the lanai) but since they started working with us we've seen exactly three cockroaches, all dead and all in the garage. No snails.

Did have a lizard in the shower a few days back, though. Must have gotten in through the drainpipe.

[Mortal1]

Very, very few issues with bugs, insects etc. We use massey and if we have and issue we make a phone call and it's usually the next day they deal successfully with it.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Florida has bugs. Just the way it is - from a native Floridian.

Poisoning all the bugs is a BAD idea. Keeping them out of your house is a good idea. We don't see bugs in our house.

[Two Bills]

Kill all the bugs, and say goodbye to a lot of other wildlife, especially the good guys.
The secret of bug control is keep your living space free, but leave enough outside for nature to take care of.
As I got older, I realised all the pest control I used in our garden, was doing more harm than good.
Now I plant to attract predator bugs, and only step in when they and the birds need help in glut times.
There are a lot of safer and selective options and deterrants available these days, apart from the usual scorched earth policy, where everthing is wiped out.
Sure, some of the bad guys get through and do some damage, but the rewards of a garden full of birds, bees, butterflies etc. makes up for any small losses.
JMTC.

[KsJayhawkers]

We came here from the coast also, so I can relate to that....

Dean and Massey advertise a lot...not sure that they are necessarily the #1 Choice, only two people on our street of 15 houses use them

We use Zoysia Green (352.323.8454) for going on 5 years...we may get a few bugs in the garage, but not in the house

Also the pine needles that the developer puts down around the bushes in the front beds is a great place for bugs to hide and breed.

I agree with Dave. The pine needles and mulch become heavily infested quickly with bugs and rodents. Vigilance plays a big part...as soon as one is seen, its time to re-apply a pest application.

[Two Bills]

Butterfflies in garden on our Lavender, and one of our Buddleia bushes.

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[vintageogauge]

I have never used commercial insect services. I Sevin insect granules for the lawn and use home defense spray around the foundation every 3 months. We have never had bugs in our house with the exception of nearly invisible ghost ants on two occasions. They were eliminated with ant bait bought at Ace hardware. We have been here for over 4 years.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I just have a couple of ant traps in the kitchen - behind the front door and next to the leg of the built-in table extension that sticks out of the wall. I also have some plastic roach motels for "large" roaches under the kitchen sink, under the oven, and one behind the microwave on the counter. Haven't seen any roaches or ants in the house this past year.

We use LeeCo for pest control on the lawn, but he's not allowed to spray in my garden because I grow herbs in big planters that I use for cooking in there. My garden is 100% organic - I don't use any pesticides, and I only add a palmful of organic plant food (ground worm castings, chicken poop, and bone meal) when I do the initial planting of a new addition to the garden. I don't even water it after that. Nature does what it does, and if nature wants it to grow, it grows. If it dies, I replace it with something else.

[DAVES]

I just have a couple of ant traps in the kitchen - behind the front door and next to the leg of the built-in table extension that sticks out of the wall. I also have some plastic roach motels for "large" roaches under the kitchen sink, under the oven, and one behind the microwave on the counter. Haven't seen any roaches or ants in the house this past year.

We use LeeCo for pest control on the lawn, but he's not allowed to spray in my garden because I grow herbs in big planters that I use for cooking in there. My garden is 100% organic - I don't use any pesticides, and I only add a palmful of organic plant food (ground worm castings, chicken poop, and bone meal) when I do the initial planting of a new addition to the garden. I don't even water it after that. Nature does what it does, and if nature wants it to grow, it grows. If it dies, I replace it with something else.

A few corrections. Cockroaches, in Florida they are called water bugs. In terms of large
cockroaches, the ones in New York, well the one in Florida, they are midgets.

In terms of organic, you home site was treated with insecticides before your home was built. Our soil is alkaline as is bone meal. There are or were phosphate mines around here. Your plants do not read and cannot tell the difference between organic and chemical fertilizers. I used to, at our previous, not Florida home, go fishing regularly.
I would come back with buckets of seaweed. I did catch plenty of fish. The seaweed along with tiny shrimp etc, after washing off the salt I would put in my garden. Plants would produce amazing quantities. Organic? Our house was treated with chlordane, years earlier and it is forever.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

A few corrections. Cockroaches, in Florida they are called water bugs. In terms of large
cockroaches, the ones in New York, well the one in Florida, they are midgets.

In terms of organic, you home site was treated with insecticides before your home was built. Our soil is alkaline as is bone meal. There are or were phosphate mines around here. Your plants do not read and cannot tell the difference between organic and chemical fertilizers. I used to, at our previous, not Florida home, go fishing regularly.
I would come back with buckets of seaweed. I did catch plenty of fish. The seaweed along with tiny shrimp etc, after washing off the salt I would put in my garden. Plants would produce amazing quantities. Organic? Our house was treated with chlordane, years earlier and it is forever.

As I said, my herb garden is in planters. It's not directly in the ground. And it's organic because *I* don't want pesticides in the herbs I use for cooking. I don't use an organic potting soil but the soil I use has not been treated with anything, and contains no fertilizer.

As for cockroaches, no they're cockroaches. They're not water bugs. There's a pretty big difference between the two but the most obvious from a distance is the antennae. Water bugs have straight antennae, cockroaches have curved ones. The shapes are different too; water bugs are almost teardrop shaped, and cockroaches tend to be elongated. Waterbugs have something that looks like a snout on the end of their heads, cockroaches don't.

Also, I use the "large" cockroach traps because the cockroaches in this area won't fit in the smaller ones. I want them to "go in, but not go out." They can't go in if they're too big to fit. These suckers are around as big as the top half of my thumb, up to the knuckle.

[Luggage]

They will always be bugs they are billions of them. In your house just make sure the extra bathrooms you poor some bleach down the drain pipes once in a while and you use them so that the p traps do not dry out.

A little geckos love coming in through the bottom of the doors of the screens it's like mosquitoes every once in a while there's always one of those little suckers around here. If you don't over water the fly population stays down.
Be kind to the birds and the butterflies and you'll have less of everything else

[Debra Freeman]

I bought commercial
U Kill EM which I bought. Spray under sink and around baseboards. Now no bugs in our home. You can purchase this in Ocala.

[Debra Freeman]

U-Kill'Em Pest Supplies on Silver Springs Blvd in Ocala.

[golfing eagles]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)

Best advice: If you have "bugs" in your house, call your pest control service, they need to do something. Nobody on TOTV can exterminate your bugs for you.

[MandoMan]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)

Do you live in the new parts of The Villages surrounded by swamps (wetlands)? In the year I’ve lived here, near 466 and Morse, I have yet to see a mosquito. Flies have been rare. Wasps are a bit more common. I’ve seen three or four cockroaches in the house, but only one alive. I see those minuscule ghost ants now and then, but a couple drops of ghost ant killer gets rid of them. I’ve seen a couple very tiny spiders. No one has sprayed in my house. Are they spraying outside my house? No idea. I just pay for lawn care and leave the experts to do whatever they do. I also keep the windows closed and the AC running.

[thevillagernie]

I used to put down my own insecticide around the house every 2 months and also used Deans...the more of a barrier you have the better.Bug -be-gone granular

[golfing eagles]

I used to put down my own insecticide around the house every 2 months and also used Deans...the more of a barrier you have the better.Bug -be-gone granular

I'm about the furthest person from a tree hugger that you'll find, but......

The more you mess with the ecosystem, the more unintended consequences you'll create.

[nn0wheremann]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)
Massey does a good job for us. I think we called them for bugs in the house three times in six years. I do put a barrier spray of whatever Home Despot has on sale down across the garage floor 3 or 4 times a year to discourage the palmetto bugs, but other than that Massey prevention service works well.

[yamma3]

They will always be bugs they are billions of them. In your house just make sure the extra bathrooms you poor some bleach down the drain pipes once in a while and you use them so that the p traps do not dry out.

A little geckos love coming in through the bottom of the doors of the screens it's like mosquitoes every once in a while there's always one of those little suckers around here. If you don't over water the fly population stays down.
Be kind to the birds and the butterflies and you'll have less of everything else

They are anoles, not geckos.

[ScottYvonne]

I have never used commercial insect services. I Sevin insect granules for the lawn and use home defense spray around the foundation every 3 months. We have never had bugs in our house with the exception of nearly invisible ghost ants on two occasions. They were eliminated with ant bait bought at Ace hardware. We have been here for over 4 years.

Ortho max home defense will keep every bug away from your home. We have lived in military housing most our lives, and this stuff does the job! Cockroaches and spiders will pack and never come back!

[ScottYvonne]

Hate them! Living in military housing, I made it my mission to win the big battle. Not sure why it was so bad, but it was. No clutter, paper, or cardboard is important. Look under cabinets and throughout house for entry. If a piece of paper can slide through, so can a cockroach. Ortho Max Home Defense is the only thing that worked for me. Safe for pets after it dries. At our last military base it was bad. Base used Orkin, didn’t touch the monster giant CR. I used Ortho and problem was gone, inside and out, 3 ft in grass from house. Base power washed house and the next day they were back!! I retreated, boom, Never saw another bug. I researched every form of spray and this is the only product that stopped my issues.

[RICH1]

I believe that commercial bug & lawn companies dilute the formula! The more water in the tank , the more profits in their pockets! They roll the dice and seem to have a bogus answer for everything

[golfing eagles]

I believe that commercial bug & lawn companies dilute the formula! The more water in the tank , the more profits in their pockets! They roll the dice and seem to have a bogus answer for everything

Really? Their business model is to fail at the very service they are providing? And that will "save" them money? For the sake of anyone who thinks this way, please don't start a business

[Bushey]

QUOTE=Andrea3051;1985701]I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)[/QUOTE]

We have been here for 16 years and I have never seen a bug. Village Pest does our lawn our pest and our termite.

[Larchap49]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)

I came from 27 years on the Gulf coast. I do my own pest control and always have. For the house I purchase professional products from a DIY store or from Amazon. Mix it according to directions (so it's not the watered down mix that all the vendors use). For the lawn I use the brands from Lowes or HD but apply at double the rate and do it at least 3 times a year. I have zero bugs. When I moved in the spiders and the bugs they kill and their dropping were out of control in the entry way, now there are none. I have no bugs in the garage, house, or lanai. I find the top termicides work the best for sending all bugs not just termites to their after life.

[merrymini]

What’s with all the chems? Spiders are the good guys, so I do not harm them. Anoles eat insects, so I do not want to harm them either. You can use peppermint oil or vinegar. Spray bug spray on your door sill and that should do a pretty good job of keeping them outside. Jeez, just poison the planet why don’t you!

[Larchap49]

Really? Their business model is to fail at the very service they are providing? And that will "save" them money? For the sake of anyone who thinks this way, please don't start a business

It's sad but true. Everytime I've hired a weed control company the weeds get worse as the months go by. Then when I go back to doing it myself the weeds go away,

[golfing eagles]

It's sad but true. Everytime I've hired a weed control company the weeds get worse as the months go by. Then when I go back to doing it myself the weeds go away,

I think I was responding to "bugs" in the house and pest control. Nobody does as good a job weeding as the homeowner.

[joelfmi]

[QUOTE=Andrea3051;1985701]I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

For the prices they asking it is not worth the price living their. The homes are very over priced. Their a great deal of con's buying their, not unless you are a golfer.

[Andrea3051]

I believe that commercial bug & lawn companies dilute the formula! The more water in the tank , the more profits in their pockets! They roll the dice and seem to have a bogus answer for everything
That is exactly what I think is happening, its diluted! I have rented two homes, one older and one brand new, and have the same issue within the first few days of occupancy. It cannot be just a coincidence or run of bad luck and both with different landscape and in different areas of TV. So either the pesticide is not as effective as it should be Or living with bugs in the house is just part of living here...either way, killing bugs on a daily basis is just not my way of life. There are so many wonderful things I love about this place but the daily intrusion is killing my buzz.... ;(

[chasandvalr]

[QUOTE=Andrea3051;1985701]I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?


As a former pest control business owner for 30 years, people that need constant pest control are 1) very dirty people that leave food / trash everywhere; 2) have a bug phobia and want chemicals even though they are not necessary; 3) have a business where people come and go daily or live near #1 or #3. Many times people develop a pest problem (roaches) because a friend has them and when they visit, a roach or two will crawl out of their purse and now you are seeing roaches. I could type a book on pest control but the bottom line is that you do not need all of this prevention. Phone and have your house treated IF and WHEN you see bugs that are not dying.

[toeser]

I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?

I understand there will be bugs here, snakes, alligators, lizards, walking catfish, but I did not count on living with them in the kitchen. I am not living on a farm in the woods, I am surrounded by homes doing treatment and baffled how anything could survive all of that especially en masse!

I find it very curious and hoping a few of you have figured it out why ;)


I have lived here six years and have had no problem with bugs in the house. Occasionally, we will get hit with micro-ants, but ant poison makes short work of them. We do not spray our interior so I'm not sure why you would have so many problems with critters.

[golfing eagles]

[QUOTE=Andrea3051;1985701]I moved here a few months ago and was not naive about the change of environment coming from the Coast to Central Florida but during my Lifestyle 1 month stay, I never encountered the issues I had once I moved here permanently. I saw the perfectly manicured lawns with the constant signs of pest control posted everywhere and thought, how could anything survive with so much prevention?

I know Dean's and Massey are the Vendor of choice here, so I am curious about why other than, rain, summer, etc. am I living with bugs inside every place I stay and so happlily living on the outside...are the lawn pesticides not at full strength? Are the treatments not done well? Or has mother nature developed a resistance?


As a former pest control business owner for 30 years, people that need constant pest control are 1) very dirty people that leave food / trash everywhere; 2) have a bug phobia and want chemicals even though they are not necessary; 3) have a business where people come and go daily or live near #1 or #3. Many times people develop a pest problem (roaches) because a friend has them and when they visit, a roach or two will crawl out of their purse and now you are seeing roaches. I could type a book on pest control but the bottom line is that you do not need all of this prevention. Phone and have your house treated IF and WHEN you see bugs that are not dying.

So, to the people in the pest control business, what do you think of the posts that suggest the companies are "diluting" their insecticides????

[jimjamuser]

Kill all the bugs, and say goodbye to a lot of other wildlife, especially the good guys.
The secret of bug control is keep your living space free, but leave enough outside for nature to take care of.
As I got older, I realised all the pest control I used in our garden, was doing more harm than good.
Now I plant to attract predator bugs, and only step in when they and the birds need help in glut times.
There are a lot of safer and selective options and deterrants available these days, apart from the usual scorched earth policy, where everthing is wiped out.
Sure, some of the bad guys get through and do some damage, but the rewards of a garden full of birds, bees, butterflies etc. makes up for any small losses.
JMTC.
I agree with this post. Don't fight your mother. Don't fight Mother Nature - learn to live with her.

[JayK!]

Bradford area - Don’t get me wrong, I have the occasional beetle/bug in my house (I notice because our dog plays with them). I open the sliding door many times to take the dog out. An occasional moth gets in. I use sealed lid canisters for pantry items whenever possible. I wipe off the counters with disinfectant. We use Dean’s. The Villages spray for mosquito control around the Preserve.

[doecats]

THATS THE PROBLEM ,When the outside is treated where to the bugs etc go ??INSIDE WHERE THERE IS NO TREATMENT.simple solution is home depot,buy a 1 gallon jug of HOME DEFENSE, spray all the way around the inside of the home , wait one week do it again.drill holes in bottom of cupboards and spray tape over holes till next time. WALLA very few if any bugs inside.

[jbrown132]

I’ve lived here for 11 years and has both Dean’s and Massy. In that time I’ve little to no problems with insects in my house. Occasionally a gecko will get in when opening the door. Other than that no problems

[bobnyce]

We came here from the coast also, so I can relate to that....

Dean and Massey advertise a lot...not sure that they are necessarily the #1 Choice, only two people on our street of 15 houses use them

We use Zoysia Green (352.323.8454) for going on 5 years...we may get a few bugs in the garage, but not in the house

Also the pine needles that the developer puts down around the bushes in the front beds is a great place for bugs to hide and breed.

Simple, we own for nine years. Always used Massey. Never had a bug in our house. Cut down all shrubs immediately when purchased. No shrubs means, no snakes, no rats or mice, no bugs. Then we screened our front and back porch now we don’t even get insoles!

[Hopeful Returnee]

I just have a couple of ant traps in the kitchen - behind the front door and next to the leg of the built-in table extension that sticks out of the wall. I also have some plastic roach motels for "large" roaches under the kitchen sink, under the oven, and one behind the microwave on the counter. Haven't seen any roaches or ants in the house this past year.

We use LeeCo for pest control on the lawn, but he's not allowed to spray in my garden because I grow herbs in big planters that I use for cooking in there. My garden is 100% organic - I don't use any pesticides, and I only add a palmful of organic plant food (ground worm castings, chicken poop, and bone meal) when I do the initial planting of a new addition to the garden. I don't even water it after that. Nature does what it does, and if nature wants it to grow, it grows. If it dies, I replace it with something else.

I thought the roaches in Florida were called Palmetto bugs and they are large and they fly too!

[Suefromtn]

Thanks for this! We’re all for the birds bees and butterflies! Don’t like to spray at all. Coming down for our Lifestyle visit soon. 🥰

[Fredster]

I’ve lived here for 11 years and has both Dean’s and Massy. In that time I’ve little to no problems with insects in my house. Occasionally a gecko will get in when opening the door. Other than that no problems

I’ve lived here for 6 years and have used Dean’s for pest control,
and can honestly say that in all that time,
I haven’t had any issues with bugs inside my home.
Once in awhile an Anole might slip into our lanai.

[GOLFER54]

I found a Gecko sitting on my couch, remote in hand, watching a Geico commercial on Tv.

[Villages Kahuna]

The closer you are to the wetlands on the “south end” the more difficult it is for the pest control techniques used in the drier parts of TV to work. I’m not sure there’s an answer for you. Personally, I avoid playing the golf courses ‘down south’ other than in winter months. Pick a good personal bug spray and stay inside the screens.

[Jawskid6044]

I’ve been in The Villages 20 years. Do lawn and pest control myself. Very very rarely do I see a bug in the house. If so they are legs up. Do a little research and do your own and save a lot of money.