[Lauren Sweeny]

The roaches otherwise known as Plametto bugs are not like the roaches we are familiar with up North. The palmettos are attracted to light sources and fly fast into open doors ( garage or other).
They do not congregate or create nests in the home like Northern roach. The kind you have to watch out for are German and Japanese that do infest. They are the ones that hide in light outlets and under things. They are the ones who run at the flip of the light turning on. Bug guys will have to saturate mist spray in the found location to remove infestation . Most bad roaches stay near food or water sources ,kitchen is usually most infested.Plain old Palmetto occasionally come into your home or lanai if you open doors a lot. Keeping plants and bushes away from entries helps prevent harboring bugs.
Your best bet against any creepy crawlies is to get your bug guy in place upon moving in. Vacant places tend to have bugs because no one notices them until light and movement.

[gomoho]

Bugs are not allowed in The Villages - we kill them. At least this has been my experience and I'm fine with it. Have Palm trees very close to my house and do not have roaches so go figure!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Cisco Kid

It has been over a week on both the poo / sinkholes
we are long overdo

Don't you mean overdoodoo?

[Lovey2]

Originally Posted by Lovey2

I lived in SW FL for 23 years before coming here, so I'm fairly immune to the Florida pests. I have to say, I have not seen 1 roach since I have been in The Villages...April was a year. Really....NOWHERE! NOT NEVER!! I am shocked. And just recently our little anole population seems to be growing.

Actually, I meant outside. For instance, the squares, etc. Not a roach/palmetto. Down by the postal stations at night...never have I seen one. I thought at the house maybe it was because I have rock, not mulch, and I am over having my own palm trees...so don't see any from there. I'm just amazed I never see any. Thankful...but amazed. I haven't really seen any black snakes, either.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Villageshooter

we are starting to get some big anoles around if you know what i mean,,,

Yep. Some are lulu's.

[mtdjed]

I see very few roaches but you might see more than a few Love Bugs if you haven't yet.

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Yep. Some are lulu's.

[Ourtime]

We are here 5 years in July and we have never seen a roach or snake and we Do Not use a pest control company. From the day we closed on our home I spread spectracide granules (approx $15.00 a 25 lb bag and lasts a year) around the perimeter of our home every 3 months and have NEVER seen a bug in our home! Plenty of birds an occasional rabbit and love bugs twice a year for a few weeks outside though!

[CFrance]

Others, don't worry about roach problem.

[graciegirl]

Not too many of these here.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Not too many of these here.

At least outdoors. This species is mostly an indoor variety in TV

[George1938]

In case it didn't make the news---TV management has issued eviction notices which require all bugs to vacate TV by Jan 1, 2015. If you move here after that date, there should be no problem.

[eremite06]

I would be more afraid of the Chupacabra!

[Taltarzac725]

Living in Florida Means Tolerating Heat, Humidity and Cockroaches |

I see a roach every month or so around the house and this is with regular checks by Massey Pest Control. The brown recluse spider is a critter to worry about; one bit my neighbor who had a very bad reaction to the poison and had very serious medical problems with her leg where the bite happened. The doctors here in the Villages did not seem to know what to do about it so she travelled for better treatment.

There were more cockroaches and stuff in Palm Harbor (near Clearwater) where we lived probably a few hundred feet from a march that bordered Lake Tarpon .http://myfwc.com/fishing/freshwater/...w/lake-tarpon/ Environmental factors probably have a lot to do with how bad the insect problem will be as well as other critters. Our street in Palm Harbor would have deer at the cul-de-sac but would also the occasional water moccasin.

[graciegirl]

I seriously think the OP was pulling on our collective legs.