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We've been talking about relocating and have been looking at smaller areas south of Raleigh. Dunn, Garner, and other smaller areas. My question is what kind of bugs and pests are common in this part of the country?
the country as in the Southeast, or the country as in Dunn, Harnett County, etc?
if you are scared of insects then this is not the place for you. Snakes either. Search the forum - there's a great search tool - for "snakes" and for "bugs" or "insects"
Just spent the day in Dunn avoiding the gnats, fire ants, horseflies, yellow flies, etc. Not to mention the "palmetto bugs" (aka giant wood roaches), ticks, and mosquitos.
You couldn't pay me to live in SE NC again. Personally, and I mean, for me and my family, we would not live east of Raleigh unless it was at the beach. Been there, done that, don't need to do it again. I do have plenty of relatives who like it, but it is just not for me. And Dunn is a seriously depressing town.
Well, naturally mosquitoes are naturally the most annoying and abundant followed by ticks and depending on the time of year and weather conditions that year, deer flies as well.
If you're an avid gardener, aphids, ants, caterpillars, nematodes, and countless specialized pests are a constant nemesis. Termites and wood boring ants are also prevalent in structures.
Just want to emphasize that the Dunn experience was much much worse than August in the Triangle for my kids. Our event was outside for much of the day and one of mine kept begging to go inside to escape the very annoying gnats that buzz around your face and try to get in your eyes. It was really hot and muggy yesterday. I grew up near there in Fayetteville so it was nothing unexpected for me, but it really is a good bit different than the Triangle. The town of Dunn has many boarded up businesses and industrial sites with the roofs collapsing. I did see where they're building a Rooms To Go Distribution Center just north of Dunn on I-95, but I'd live in Clayton if I had a job there.
We are in Johnston county and our biggest issues are kudzu bugs in swarms certain times of year(aka stink bugs).....fire ants, and dozens of millipedes in our in ground pool every morning.
Kudzu bugs and regular stink bugs are different. Kudzu bugs are a type of stink bug, but are tiny, about the size of a ladybug or a pencil eraser, and instead of being oval have sort of a straight edge along the back. They are a new invasive species. Stink bugs are big, from dime sized up to quarter sized and there are both native and non-native species.
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