Creature Invasion
Posted 10-01-2023 at 01:55 PM by HiBanky
If you spend enough time traveling and go to enough places you will eventually be invaded by unwanted guest. Not all places have these undesirables but when it happens it becomes a war of determinations. The first encounter with an invading species happened even before we bought our per-owned coach from a very nice couple living on a ranch in Colorado. Ranches have mice and so did the RV we were considering. Not only was there evidence of their presents scattered about, but one little rascal darted across the floor as I opened the door. It didn't worry me much. I knew how to get rid of them. Decom live traps get the job done in short order. The cleanup is the worst part. For prevention, I cut up some pop cans and made cones that went around the shore lines and kept traps in strategic locations.
The next battle came the following summer in Indiana. Stink Bugs by the thousands found their way into every crack and cavity. There is no stopping these things. All you can do is suck them up in the vacuum cleaner, but it seems that the more you collect, the more show up. Once we got away from their homeland, they slowly began to disappear but it took months.
Now the worst attack of all came the next summer in South Dakoda. Not to blame the state, it was more of a bad choice of RV parks that got us into this one. This was at the height of the post Covid camp out rush when camp sites were hard to find. We had to settle for a dumpy little place with trashy neighbors and a dumpster situated a little too close to us. This fight went on for weeks and nearly had us abandoning our nomadic life altogether. Multiple variations of poison, bate and traps finally eradicated the army of discussing pests but not until we have moved far away from the source.
No other invaders troubled us for a long time until we set up in a really nice Corps of Engineers camp in Alabama. Then they came, ants, and I don't mean the kind married to your uncle. You know, the tinny little sugar ants that come in by the thousands. We first noticed them in a bag of powdered doughnuts but soon after,
we could see them everywhere. The camp host warned us of the little beasts, so we had taken precautions by putting down Borax wherever any part of the coach touched the ground. All it took to invite them in was a broom leaning against the side of the RV and a column of soldiers were marching into our home. The invasion was stopped with more Borax, ant bait and bug poison but the occupying force was now trapped by the Maginot line repelling the reinforcements. After several days of insect poison and vacuuming, the troops were eliminated, and peace was restored.
Bees and wasps show up from time to time and like to nest in the refrigerator access door but some Avon Skin so soft keeps them away.
Perhaps the least troublesome guests were the frogs in central Florida. These little guys can get everywhere with their suction-cup feet and their extraordinary leap. I found them in the basement, the car, on the roof, and even in my hair. So far only one has made it into the house. Surprisingly I found that one in the shower. No clue how he got there. So, we are standing guard, ready to unleash whatever weapon is needed to fight this new enemy.
Life on the road definitely has its challenges and at times they can make you question whether or not you want to continue but when the battle is over, and the war is won, you settle back into the camping grove and make new plans for you next stop.
The next battle came the following summer in Indiana. Stink Bugs by the thousands found their way into every crack and cavity. There is no stopping these things. All you can do is suck them up in the vacuum cleaner, but it seems that the more you collect, the more show up. Once we got away from their homeland, they slowly began to disappear but it took months.
Now the worst attack of all came the next summer in South Dakoda. Not to blame the state, it was more of a bad choice of RV parks that got us into this one. This was at the height of the post Covid camp out rush when camp sites were hard to find. We had to settle for a dumpy little place with trashy neighbors and a dumpster situated a little too close to us. This fight went on for weeks and nearly had us abandoning our nomadic life altogether. Multiple variations of poison, bate and traps finally eradicated the army of discussing pests but not until we have moved far away from the source.
No other invaders troubled us for a long time until we set up in a really nice Corps of Engineers camp in Alabama. Then they came, ants, and I don't mean the kind married to your uncle. You know, the tinny little sugar ants that come in by the thousands. We first noticed them in a bag of powdered doughnuts but soon after,
we could see them everywhere. The camp host warned us of the little beasts, so we had taken precautions by putting down Borax wherever any part of the coach touched the ground. All it took to invite them in was a broom leaning against the side of the RV and a column of soldiers were marching into our home. The invasion was stopped with more Borax, ant bait and bug poison but the occupying force was now trapped by the Maginot line repelling the reinforcements. After several days of insect poison and vacuuming, the troops were eliminated, and peace was restored.
Bees and wasps show up from time to time and like to nest in the refrigerator access door but some Avon Skin so soft keeps them away.
Perhaps the least troublesome guests were the frogs in central Florida. These little guys can get everywhere with their suction-cup feet and their extraordinary leap. I found them in the basement, the car, on the roof, and even in my hair. So far only one has made it into the house. Surprisingly I found that one in the shower. No clue how he got there. So, we are standing guard, ready to unleash whatever weapon is needed to fight this new enemy.
Life on the road definitely has its challenges and at times they can make you question whether or not you want to continue but when the battle is over, and the war is won, you settle back into the camping grove and make new plans for you next stop.
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