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turtleandtoad
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Palapa bugs?
While in Los Cabos I saw an exterminater spraying the fronds of the palapa's.
Anyone have any idea what kind of bug he might have been spraying for? And is it something I should worry about in the Mulege area?
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jrbaja
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There's a number of possibilities
and yes, you should.
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Bruce R Leech
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lots of BUGS . Palapas are just what they look for when searching for a home. I love Palapas because as long as there are some here the bugs don't
like my house.
always where a Brod brimmed hat wile under a palapa.
[Edited on 5-24-2005 by Bruce R Leech]
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Spiders, alacranes, matavenados, termites, roaches, lizzards and even mice all live in palapas!! While not all of them are bad like the spiders
(especially the wolf spider- eats mosquitoes and flies) and the lizzards.
The other can cause damage either to the palapa or to yourself! We always fumigate our palapas 2 or 3 times a year.
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thomasb
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Spiders, alacranes, matavenados, termites, roaches, lizzards and even mice all live in palapas!! While not all of them are bad like the spiders
(especially the wolf spider- eats mosquitoes and flies) and the lizzards.
The other can cause damage either to the palapa or to yourself! We always fumigate our palapas 2 or 3 times a year.
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meme
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We have a 20ft (diameter) palapa on our patio that is 8 years old. We have Never fumigated it! Never seen any need to? if anything lives in it, they
sure don't bother us!!
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jrbaja
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That's the difference between
San Felipe and Baja Sur. Mas tropical, mas animales.
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Bruce R Leech
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not to mention the constant rain of dust that filters through.
they sure look nice but they are hard to live with.the fire danger is the worst problem if they were soaked in gasoline they wouldn't be any more
dangerous.
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Sharksbaja
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it sure is funny...
... how bias people are, especially about Baja homes. And I am not just
talkin' palm fronds here. More people that DON'T have one complain(about palapas) much more than the people that do. So my advise is to alternate one
block house then one palapa and so on. That way we could control idiots and drunks with fire a bit better. And they are much less permanent
The real answer:
Palapas are great if you own one, bugs or no. If you don't own one...they all suck, period. Plus everyone knows critters like cookaratchas,scorpions,
spiders, lizard, snakes Bla, bla , bla never inhabit "regular" homes.
It doesn't have a good ring to it..... "La Pole-Barn" or La Cinder Block" or maybe "La Cemento y rebar". That is why we got one, cause it's fun to
say "La Palapa". But actually, "La Casa Roca" does sounds pretty cool.
Besides, Bruce is trying to sell his home, I don't think he be pushin' palapas.
Kind of like being a Dodge owner trying to like Jeeps and Toyotas
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meme
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 Well, now there's another thread that could get REAL lonnnngg and touchy! Dodge,
Jeep, Toyota??????
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mulege marv
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wait
im a dodge owner ! THE BEST TRUCK EVER BUILT (cummings ring a bell ?)! I have had more jeeps and TOYotas on a rope behind my truck than i can count !
and i had palapas, key word HAD. lots of scorpions
i must not have a regular home ?
[Edited on 5-25-2005 by mulege marv]
Want what you have
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Sharksbaja
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ok Marv
...I conceed. I suppose living 24/7 under a palapa would be a thing of study.
But for us soggy NW folks a month or so a year requires a few bugs and scorpions. Oh, I wasn't speaking up for Jeeps and Toyotas. Here is my
truck....in March on the beach in front of Mulege. I also have a "regular" home and it has it's fair share of inhabitants
Hey, I really like all the GIFs. Nice touch!
[Edited on 5-25-2005 by Sharksbaja]
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turtleandtoad
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New Question,
Is it possible for all you gearheads to stay on subject for 10 minutes?
No, I mean I've been told that one of the critters is actually the Japanese bark beetle but according to the locals, you can slow them down a little
by using "Red" palm because it's a harder wood, but "Red" palm isn't listed in my book. Does anyone know what the real name for the Red palm is?
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bajalera
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Palma Colorado [Erythea brandegeei] is listed [p.90] in the Baja California Plant Field Guide, by Norman Roberts. Also called Palma de Tlaco.
Description says the trunks are tougher and more durable than Washingtonia palms, better for use in construction.
Lera
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JESSE
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Scorpions are the main reason.
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dono
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We lived in a house on gringo hill in SDJ that had a palapa roof that was so bad that during dinner you would have to lean over your plate to keep the
sawdust out of your food. on my third dodge diesal, i killed the first 2 on eastcape rd
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Al G
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Dodges are rolling dumps looking for a place to happen. That's why you need so many. Most expensive too. they wear out fast and not many fools around
to dump them on when you done.
Give me FORD
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Al G
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I was only kidding. Chevy rules! Sorry TnT back to the subject. Every Casa should have a palapa (if only an out building) as tradition. The best way
to stave off SoCal is to not turn Baja into it. Be faithful to it, in everything you do. Keep Baja....Baja.
My favorite creature the wolf spider, needs a place to live too!
Albert
[Edited on 10-14-2005 by Al G]
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THe dust coming from the palapa is from termites their worst enemy. I bought a bottle of insecticide from a ranch store 10 years ago still have
another 10 years worth, kills them dead. Looked up the ingredients on Google Not one is legal in the USA.
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jrbaja
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Rumor has it
that if the palms are cut (bamboo too) between October and December, (less moisture in the plants) and on or within a few days before or after the
full moon, it substantially decreases the infestations of bugs and termites.
They swear by this in both Mexico and Japan.
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