Bugs (Dallas, Fort Worth: relocating, real estate, property taxes)

[oohkim]

Are There Bugs In Fort Worth,and The Cities Around There ?

[MissAntithesis]

not wanting to sound smart-aleck, but what do you think???

OF COURSE there are bugs. i killed a mosquito or three in january. our climate sometimes does not have a hard enough freeze to kill them off as happens in the north.

lots of bugs... though i don't really notice them.

hope that helps

[keller]

I have never seen one bug in Fort Worth. Ever!

[Just Lookin]

Well then, thats the place for me. No bugs? Gee, it must be heaven there.

[Spookmeister]

It's funny how heat, humidity, bugs and tornadoes seem to be atop the list of questions asked by those relocating. Even more often than property taxes! It's almost as comical as the one I see often on the Florida board...Hurricanes! Seriously, people, there are 30 Million + people living in TX, don't you think they'd all be making for the hills if tornadoes were such a bother and living in bubbles all day if heat, humidity and bugs were a concern?

[gunslinger92557]

I am from California, paradise compared to Texas. This freaking place is full of bugs! I live in Fort Worth, near the Aliance airport. If you have a phobia about bugs do not move to Texas. I have never in my life seen so many spiders (huge wolf spiders), fire ants, crickets, and in early summer the **** June bugs. I get bit by ants a few times a week. If I could afford to live in California I would be back there in a heart beat.

[gunslinger92557]

Originally Posted by keller

I have never seen one bug in Fort Worth. Ever!

You have to be kidding right? Or a real estate agent.

[i_catch_tree_bass]

Hmmm, then I guess you mean that California doesn't have any bugs? Interesting.

If you're getting bit by ants that often, maybe you should be more careful about where you're walking

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by i_catch_tree_bass

Hmmm, then I guess you mean that California doesn't have any bugs? Interesting.

If you're getting bit by ants that often, maybe you should be more careful about where you're walking

LOL!!! I've lived here my entire life and never had a "bug problem". Even on land w/ lots of vegetation and on the water. Now, we DO have bugs here in Texas, what state doesn't? LOL!!! There are businesses in the phone book called "pest control" or "exterminator". They can do an AWESOME job. Find a good one and have them come out every three months and you will never have any problems. But it does help to keep things neat, clean, tidy, sweeped, high grass mowed down, etc. Leaving food out all over the counters, in the sink, in the backyard, etc only invites them. If you spill something sticky, clean it up. Overgrown grass and weeds is like an open invitation for ants. This reminds me of how kids can get all freaked out when at the park and such when they want a coke or something to drink and get all worked up because there is a bee circling the top of the opening. Well DUH! They are attracted to the sugar. Put the coke up and you won't have a bee flying around ya. Treat your yard at the right time of year w/ some Amdro or such and you won't have a problem w/ fire ants.

[Roma]

Yes there are bugs here! It is funny how some people try and say it is not that bad. LOL! If you are from California like we are then it will be a problem. Living in Califronia is a luxury! The beautiful weather ,no humidity, and no bugs. Sure in California you may have a fly or nat or black ant on occasion but it is nothing to compare what Texas has. Californians don't know how good they got it. Except for the high price homes but you know the saying "you get what you pay for". Sure it is alot cheaper in Texas but there is a reason. People in Texas especially the Dallas Fort Worth area have the highest obesity rate then anywhere else in America. The reason is the weather and attitude of these people. You do not see people riding bikes, jogging playing sports etc like you do in Colorado, California,and other places and I think the weather and the bugs have alot to do with it. You just can not go outside and enjoy yourself like you can in other parts of the country.