tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post764185537352526156..comments2024-03-17T03:03:08.398-05:00Comments on Pawsitively Pets: Chagas Disease In Dogs On the Rise In the South AnnStaubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-59880463149692382652013-09-02T12:19:59.259-05:002013-09-02T12:19:59.259-05:00I doubt you will have to worry about them Francesc...I doubt you will have to worry about them Francesca. I don't really know what keeps them away, but they are so big I'm sure someone would notice if one was crawling on them!AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-64374885130772018482013-09-02T11:34:20.520-05:002013-09-02T11:34:20.520-05:00Oh no! Now I'm scared! Is there any sprays we ...Oh no! Now I'm scared! Is there any sprays we can use to keep these little nasty critters off us? :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749551060398182741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-54340282558807182013-09-02T06:54:49.943-05:002013-09-02T06:54:49.943-05:00I'd never heard of them. I hope I never see o...I'd never heard of them. I hope I never see one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-6163690548648971342013-08-30T21:34:44.369-05:002013-08-30T21:34:44.369-05:00Yikes =X Gonna have to check out that link... Yikes =X Gonna have to check out that link... AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-71861130966534202012013-08-30T14:47:05.039-05:002013-08-30T14:47:05.039-05:00UGH...I just found a map from the CDC: http://www....UGH...I just found a map from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/vectors/ It's even got info on all 11 species of triatomine bugs. *shudder* Yep. They're Heeeeeeeeere too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455918208349974188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-14958809424867262592013-08-30T13:30:52.501-05:002013-08-30T13:30:52.501-05:00I wish I knew more about whether or not they'v...I wish I knew more about whether or not they've been found in TN. I'm worried about the beehive we have near our house becoming hybridized. Apparently the bees have randomly stung my father and his nursery employees and one stung my mom this year. AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-36714863534909477512013-08-30T11:53:33.313-05:002013-08-30T11:53:33.313-05:00We've got those Box Elder bugs here too. Weird...We've got those Box Elder bugs here too. Weird thing is, they DO damage the Boxelder trees here. We had to cut 3 trees down at our other house because they damaged them so badly that they were hollow inside the trunk and limbs were breaking off as well. A pest company told us that was about all we could do once the bugs took over if we refused to have STRONG pesticides around our growing boys. They were right. Ten years after the consultation, we were dropping them. After all, the boys climbed those trees, and they'd become dangerous. It was either danger from the pesticides, or danger from breakage. At least with our way, they had 10 SAFE years left with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455918208349974188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-42410814565401715902013-08-30T11:49:52.408-05:002013-08-30T11:49:52.408-05:00Wow. TN is hotter than hades most summers, and I s...Wow. TN is hotter than hades most summers, and I sure hope Kissing Bugs don't migrate here too. I don't know why I could expect that though. Everything else like fire-ants and Africanized bees has.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this warning, Ann! It's really scary, but we know what they can do, and what to watch for now.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455918208349974188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-54665744685374028472013-08-29T23:05:35.830-05:002013-08-29T23:05:35.830-05:00They do kinda look like those. Looks like they are...They do kinda look like those. Looks like they are both in the same Order but that's as far as they go. AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-73283791508336121582013-08-29T22:55:48.658-05:002013-08-29T22:55:48.658-05:00Wow - they look like another but we have in Illioi...Wow - they look like another but we have in Illiois. Here is a link: http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/boxelder-bugs/ <br /><br />Thanks for the info!<br /><br />WOOFPiranha Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435692082904821577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-24761262454908270352013-08-29T21:50:12.493-05:002013-08-29T21:50:12.493-05:00That's true Thibaud!That's true Thibaud!AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-42604924911655929842013-08-29T21:49:48.631-05:002013-08-29T21:49:48.631-05:00Hi Katie and Coco - glad to see you again! Hi Katie and Coco - glad to see you again! AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-15726567609482122912013-08-29T21:49:17.367-05:002013-08-29T21:49:17.367-05:00Hmm I'm not really sure. Some of the reports t...Hmm I'm not really sure. Some of the reports that I've read people were reporting small numbers of them. The most I read about was one woman finding 6 total in her house through the span of a few months. AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-44113554245217389852013-08-29T21:48:10.067-05:002013-08-29T21:48:10.067-05:00I did try the mackerel setting lol. I think it had...I did try the mackerel setting lol. I think it had to do with the background maybe. I think these will bite just about any mammal including cats. But there isn't much known about the transmission of their parasite to cats. I was worried about bed bugs before. Sometimes, I'd just be itchy and then I'd get paranoid. But I've never found any and haven't had that itchy problem in a few years now. AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-1942200045773521092013-08-29T21:23:34.609-05:002013-08-29T21:23:34.609-05:00That's an ugly bug. Did you try using the Mack...That's an ugly bug. Did you try using the Mackerel setting on your camera to get a closer shot? Do they bite cats. Regular bedbugs don't bite animals cos they don't like hairy things. TW is so worried about regular bedbugs since there was an epidemic in NJ/NY last year.Cathy Keishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237575721246947408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-42292417868466984472013-08-29T19:10:26.975-05:002013-08-29T19:10:26.975-05:00OMG, those are super creepy! Not to worry you but ...OMG, those are super creepy! Not to worry you but do they travel in packs? Yuk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-18365371273134772692013-08-29T18:25:45.626-05:002013-08-29T18:25:45.626-05:00:-/ Hm, well hopefully someone just brought it in ...:-/ Hm, well hopefully someone just brought it in from the outside...perhaps on a shoe!A Day In The Life Of A Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510210913376866908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-4368777312504134462013-08-29T18:16:17.189-05:002013-08-29T18:16:17.189-05:00good things they are so huge. its easyer to spot t...good things they are so huge. its easyer to spot them.<br />have a wonderful Thursday.Thibaud Vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064797813614965593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-15378714849747781062013-08-29T17:59:18.106-05:002013-08-29T17:59:18.106-05:00Oh wow, that sounds terrible! We never knew about ...Oh wow, that sounds terrible! We never knew about these bugs.<br /><br />Hope you've been well and sorry we haven't been by in a while! Our bookmarks are all a little scattered!Katie http://myminipetpig.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467260798350120968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-73472286660911442182013-08-29T14:55:16.414-05:002013-08-29T14:55:16.414-05:00Those are some ugly bugs!Those are some ugly bugs!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-63765148011376911322013-08-29T14:01:23.452-05:002013-08-29T14:01:23.452-05:00We have a very large field and when it gets mowed,...We have a very large field and when it gets mowed, the stalks of grass kind of turn into hay on the ground I guess. That's what I was thinking anyways. AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-58341814459460585732013-08-29T13:58:58.342-05:002013-08-29T13:58:58.342-05:00Yea same here. And there are just way too many bug...Yea same here. And there are just way too many bugs in Texas... AnnStaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386132460741393276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-51398752823208265062013-08-29T13:02:14.430-05:002013-08-29T13:02:14.430-05:00OMD, that's a horrible sounding bug and diseas...OMD, that's a horrible sounding bug and disease! :-/ Why do entomologists always feel the need to give nasty things cute names? We've never seen one of them in Northern Cali, but I'm sure they're here...ick! Do you guys have hay or wood near your home? I hope it's the last that you see!A Day In The Life Of A Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510210913376866908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-49912129055514077112013-08-29T12:33:15.861-05:002013-08-29T12:33:15.861-05:00Gosh I never heard of this. Thanks for the inform...Gosh I never heard of this. Thanks for the information.2browndawgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792375606466389228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382480381687088490.post-18605601674154689652013-08-29T11:11:36.718-05:002013-08-29T11:11:36.718-05:00there is alway some nasty creepy crawly about spre...there is alway some nasty creepy crawly about spreading nasty stuff that's why I dislike most bugs ,bees butterflys and Spiders I don't mind to much and stick insects and a couple others,but the rest Ewww,xx RachelLittle Miss Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456038281813066947noreply@blogger.com