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All down Blount Street from Peace to South Blount is infested with mosquitoes and cockroaches. Especially during humid and wet hot weeks like these.
I walked down Blount St. the other night and saw cockroaches scurry across the sidewalks. I probably counted over 10 in just a block (especially by the governors mansion and also a lot on Peace St. on the sidewalk to the left of krispy kreme). I realize there are probably infested houses/basements but there's got to be a way to keep them off the sidewalks. Not fun taking a date on a walk downtown and her seeing cockroaches everywhere she looks.
Also, I get out of my car to go inside (I live off of N Blount) and I can see SWARMS of mosquitoes. I thought they were gnats at first and I tried working on my car earlier today (ignoring the swarm 20 ft away) and after 10 minutes I realized I had 15+ mosquito bites already (literally looked down and had 10+ mosquitoes on my legs).
Why doesn't the city of Raleigh spray for bugs? Almost every other city I've ever lived in routinely has pest control. Now I pretty much am going to need to wear smelly bug spray as my cologne to keep the mosquitoes off me.
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Jo (Martida)
Dee (Martida)
Um, welcome to the southeastern U.S. The cockroaches you are seeing are likely wood cockroaches (palmetto bugs), and they live outdoors in damp areas. They are everywhere, even when you can't see them. It has nothing to do with "infested houses/basements" because they like to live in sewers and other nice moist areas. There really isn't much you can do about them short of dumping pesticides everywhere, and I don't think that is really necessary, since they typically get out of your way as you walk along.
As for the mosquitoes, check your yard/property for anything that catches water. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, and it doesn't take long for a puddle or a flower pot to become a breeding ground if left for a couple of days. I am from south Florida, and the county did spray for mosquitoes if there were enough complaints because they are almost year-round there, but here it is generally up to the property owner to hire a spray service for their property unless there is a nuisance property causing the problem. See http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/Inspections/Articles/InspectionProcessHea.html.
J (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
@Jo, good point about the bug sprays affecting other insects. Didn't take that into consideration as I also do not want to harm local wildlife/other insects.
@Dee Thanks for the suggestions on dealing with mosquitoes. Doesn't seem to be any obvious standing water around my property, however, due to them being out in force after it rains I may be overlooking an area. Thanks for the link as well.
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