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Old 07-05-2007, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Texas!
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Texas is the worst place to get away from bugs lol. I'm scared of bugs as well especially "WATER-BUGS!" I was once in our laundry room and one flew on me, I nearly had a heart attack lol.
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Old 07-05-2007, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Deep In The Heat Of Texas
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Texas is the worst place to get away from bugs lol. I'm scared of bugs as well especially "WATER-BUGS!" I was once in our laundry room and one flew on me, I nearly had a heart attack lol.

madmann101, You are a scream!!
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Old 07-05-2007, 08:46 PM
 
Location: Deep In The Heat Of Texas
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We are in Rutherford county.....very high humidity in July, August and September. The rest of the year is fine....Very mild winters

I was looking into mostly Yancey, Mitchell, and Avery, not too far away from your county, but far enough to make a difference in the humidity I would think.
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Old 07-07-2007, 08:16 AM
 
Location: East Texas, with the Clan of the Cave Bear
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I know of nowhere in Texas that would be bug free. You can trade species from one region to another. If you want to be bug poor and still live in the US of A I would recommend upstate Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, or maybe the mountains of Montana or Idaho. Also think about Alaska. In any of these states you'll have many months of bug free living every year.

JMHO
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Old 07-07-2007, 09:58 PM
 
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Default Bugs in Texas

Sweetheart, Texas has more bugs than cows.
I would say that rather than miss the wonder of becoming a Texas resident, just get granulated bug spead and put it on your yard. Plant Marigolds around the house. They are pretty and the bugs hate them. Get an outdoor cat.
There are lots of things that can be done to ease the problem, but missing living in Kerrville would be a sin.
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Old 05-21-2009, 05:02 PM
 
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If you want to get away from bugs, go to a dry climate. Atleast 5000 feet elevation. There are bugs everywhere, but not as many in some places. The ones that really get to me are the buzzing ones, mosquito's in particular. Drive somewhere like New Mexico, then drive in Texas, Oklahoma, or any state that is humid and look at your wind shield! When we lived in New Mexico, our wind shield was nearly always clean, and we were outdoors all the time. now in oklahoma, I stay in most every evening unless it's running to and from the car.
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Old 05-22-2009, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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There are very few bugs in Texas. The spiders eat them all.
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Old 05-22-2009, 07:47 AM
 
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I just get a laugh from some of the questions and comments on this forum...
keeps me sane
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Old 05-22-2009, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Texas
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If you want to be bug poor and still live in the US of A I would recommend upstate Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine,
In those parts black fly season is followed by mosquito season.
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Old 05-22-2009, 09:25 PM
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Location: Ohio
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I noticed that all but the last 6 posts in the thread are nearly two years old.

This question about avoiding bugs comes up a lot in the General US forum. I'm amazed how many people find that important. I'm more interested in avoiding snow and ice.
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