My visit to Pueblo

[Josseppie]

Pueblo is more of a live and let live town. That would explain that.

[JukieF]

Josseppie, I lived in three different places on the south side, two different places on the north side, on the west side (worst cockroaches of anywhere) and in Bessemer. Some areas were better than others. But even in a brand new, spotlessly clean house, they came in from the neighbors. I never saw a cockroach when I was growing up, but when I got married the first time back in 1972 and moved to the west side, there were absolutely everywhere. We would get our house fumigated and they'd be gone for a while, then the neighbor would fumigate and they'd come back. In Bessemer two years ago, I briefly stayed in a house that a good friend of mine had rebuilt from the studs out. It had brand new sheetrock new flooring, new plumbing, etc. I felt secure in that place. But within a couple of weeks, the cockroaches came in. Same thing with a beautiful little duplex I lived in over by Mineral Palace park right after that. I didn't have the infestations like I did on the west side years ago, but there were still roaches. Even one roach is too many for me!!! :-)

I have a good friend who's an entomologist at CSU, and I took a couple of roaches from the northside duplex up to him to identify. He told me that Pueblo does indeed have a much higher population--and more varieties--of cockroaches than northern Colorado. Your experience has been different from mine, but I'm just stating what I've experienced. In Fort Collins, I lived in six different places all over town, everything from an old house that needed a good cleaning and some remodeling when I moved in to a big apartment complex (with lots of students, who are usually messy) to a brand new house. I never saw a single cockroach in 20 years of living there--inside or out.

[Josseppie]

I have had a much different experience as I work all over town and have lived in the south side, Pueblo West and downtown. I can't say that I have never seen a cockroach its just not like what you have described. In fact I would not consider it a problem at all.

[santafe400]

I find it somewhat funny and ironic when folks from back east become dumbfounded over the fact that much of southern Colorado is similar culturally, demographically, climatically, and topographically to much of New Mexico, instead of the stereotypical "mountain greenery" they were hoping for. Or how about the folks who relocate to the Denver suburbs, only to discover that each subdivision looks and feels like a nondescript Omaha suburb situated in the great plains.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by santafe400

I find it somewhat funny and ironic when folks from back east become dumbfounded over the fact that much of southern Colorado is similar culturally, demographically, climatically, and topographically to much of New Mexico, instead of the stereotypical "mountain greenery" they were hoping for. Or how about the folks who relocate to the Denver suburbs, only to discover that each subdivision looks and feels like a nondescript Omaha suburb situated in the great plains.

I've commented many times in these forums on the erroneous image many easterners have of COLO.

IMO it's due to the images shown back east on TV news every time a semi-truck jack-knifes in the snow at Eisenhower Tunnel, especially if it's a mild/warm spring or fall day back east, they just love to show the contradiction of east coast weather to our mountain weather.

Then there's all the telephoto shots of mountains as seen on TV sports during Bronco or Rockies games.

Then there's all the glossy tourism brochures issued by dozens of local chambers of commerce showing, what else, Mount Evans, Pikes Peak, RMNP, Elk, Moose, etc, and it's no wonder people think this state is an Alpine wonderland where we live in igloos and walk to work inside of snow tunnels. No TV shots show the dry, brown, short-grass prairie that covers the eastern third of this state.

[sunigal99]

If you end up in Pueblo and end up with roaches, put boric acid powder behind your appliances and in the back of your bottom kitchen cabinets. It will really help long term, better than temporary sprays.
I live in the bug capital of the world, Florida.

[santafe400]

Great reply Mike! I agree 100%. It's somewhat of a reverse stereotype down in New Mexico, where so many stereotype it as a "great basin" type of environment, when indeed several of its most prominent towns and cities rise higher than most of the front range cities.

[McGowdog]

Originally Posted by sunigal99

If you end up in Pueblo and end up with roaches, put boric acid powder behind your appliances and in the back of your bottom kitchen cabinets. It will really help long term, better than temporary sprays.
I live in the bug capital of the world, Florida.

Thanks for the advice.

Don't see them around my home but had seen some at my work.

You've got those Palmetto bugs out there don't you?

The one that makes MrsGowdog scream is a centipede.

[sunigal99]

Yes, Palmettos are big as tanks and they fly! lol It's the price of paradise!
No centipedes here though.