Sweet Shoppe Designs


Go Back   Sweet Shoppe Community > Candy Coated Conversation > A Sweet Little Community
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:22 AM
nikkiARNGwife's Avatar
nikkiARNGwife nikkiARNGwife is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 8,023
Default Warning - gross bug things but help!!

Okay, I go out this morning to feed my dog and my house is COVERED with these gross worm things!!!! I've been waking up to find some crawling around the baseboards in my living room for a couple of days but seriously..what I saw outside was like something from a horror movie and then I walk around looking at them all over the outside of the house and come to the corner of my gargage next to the garage door and find THIS!!! I sprayed them with insect spray so this clump is dead but GROSS!!! I'm totally freaking out b/c they are everywhere!! I called my mom and she said they're all over her house too!! What the heck are these things!! It stormed bad last night so I don't know if that has something to do with it but where is my husband when I need him to deal with the gross worm things!!!!

__________________


Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:25 AM
AnnieBananie's Avatar
AnnieBananie AnnieBananie is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Oh, YOU know.
Posts: 2,856
Send a message via Yahoo to AnnieBananie
Default

Millipedes?
__________________
Annie
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:27 AM
AnnieBananie's Avatar
AnnieBananie AnnieBananie is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Oh, YOU know.
Posts: 2,856
Send a message via Yahoo to AnnieBananie
Default

This might help *shrug*
http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/milli...ion/index.html
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pests-730...on-house-1.htm
__________________
Annie
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:29 AM
Bella Bella is offline
Sweetie Pie
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Norway, Sandefjord :)
Posts: 20
Send a message via MSN to Bella
Default

Uhhh how nasty
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:35 AM
alansrock's Avatar
alansrock alansrock is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,749
Default

EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
__________________
Hugs,
Jami

Last edited by alansrock; 05-11-2009 at 10:40 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:40 AM
nikkiARNGwife's Avatar
nikkiARNGwife nikkiARNGwife is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 8,023
Default

Okay...apparently they are millipedes

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no...millipedes.htm

harmless but disgusting and I don't want them on my house! Basically, this article describes their ideal habitat and it's pretty much my yard/house..we live in the middle of the woods..lots of fallen leaves and mulch, moist cool, shaded environment. Such joys living in the country
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:43 AM
Darcy Baldwin's Avatar
Darcy Baldwin Darcy Baldwin is offline
Just a Scrapper
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 11,248
Default

Nikki - since they are soft bodies on the bottom, and they might not like walking on it because it's like little pieces of glass, you can try to get some non-pool diatomaceous earth from your local farm supply and put it around the edges of your house and where they are coming in. (be sure to get the NON POOL variety). It's harmless to humans, they even feed it to dogs and horses to help with fly/flea problems, and helps keep some little crawlies at bay. You'd have to reapply it after a rain, but it could help keep them sort of contained?
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-11-2009, 10:45 AM
nikkiARNGwife's Avatar
nikkiARNGwife nikkiARNGwife is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 8,023
Default

Thanks Darcy I'll try that...I swear..I can deal with a lot of stuff..but when it comes to any kind of bug/worm whatever I just about lose it...I keep walking all over my house paranoid that I'm going to see them coming inside! I've vacuumed every nook and cranny...at least it's helping me get rid of dust bunnies too lol
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 05-11-2009, 11:12 AM
kim21673's Avatar
kim21673 kim21673 is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Chicagoland, IL
Posts: 5,196
Default

Ewwwww! I have the chills just looking at them! I can handle snakes, frogs and other creatures but anything like a worm gives me the chills!!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 05-11-2009, 11:15 AM
Shawna's Avatar
Shawna Shawna is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Posts: 3,067
Default

Ewwwwwww! I have the heebie jeebies just looking at them too!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 05-11-2009, 11:18 AM
Jennifer's Avatar
Jennifer Jennifer is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,553
Default

Oh yuck!!! So sorry you're dealing with that! No fun at all!
__________________




Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 05-11-2009, 11:28 AM
Robin Carlton's Avatar
Robin Carlton Robin Carlton is offline
Owner & Candy Keeper
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 27,319
Default

That is seriously the gnarliest thing I've seen in a long time Nikki - holy cow! Good luck with that, my stomach is in knots looking at those little critters :/
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:38 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
All Creative Content © 2007 SweetShoppeDesigns

Making your memories sweeter

Copyright © 2016 Sweet Shoppe Designs – The Sweetest Digital Scrapbooking Site on the Web | Site by Lilac Creative