Be aware of palmetto bugs in the animal kingdom boma rooms

[kbelle8995]

I love calling them Palmetto Bugs but I hate them in person especially the ones that fly. They always go straight for my hair.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

The HUGE, flying ones are Palmetto bugs that come in from outside. The smaller ones (like the size of an almond) are indoor roaches. I have called Pest Management at Jambo more than once because we had indoor roaches in our room. I lived in Tampa - I know what a Palmetto bug is. The roaches in our room at AKL were not Palmetto bugs. Part of the problem is that they are limited on what sort of chemicals they can use because of the animals on the savannas.

 

[maxiesmom]

Meant the Jambo House rooms...it's just that we hold Disney in high regard and having to kill giant palmetto bugs was disappointing (and scary)...

There is no reason why you shoudn't continue to hold Disney in high regard. They gave you $75 for having a few bugs in your room. Bugs that are impossible to completely get rid of. It has nothing to do with a lack of hotel standards.

I don't like the buggars either, and about freaked the first time I saw one in a friends house. But they are a fact of life in Florida, and the people who live there do what they can to manage them, but they also know there is no getting rid of them completely.

 

[appleorchard]

While sitting next to Dumbo waiting for my sister and her grandson to ride, I watched them running in and out of a drain and onto the concrete bench --I think it circles a tree. It had been rainy that day. There were dozens. I hate them--we lived in Florida for 4 months and they had gotten to be daily occurrence by the time we left--I guess the owners we were renting from didn't spray often enough. They were worst in the bathrooms. Black snakes weren't fun either--several times one swam right through the pool next to me. But I'm not too warm and fuzzy about mice here in NJ either--and my son and daughter in law in CT have BEARS! I don't like ANY critters--except my dog!

 

[fla4fun]

just a warning..there are mice in the Parks too.

I'm sure you meant this tongue in cheek, but I did see a rodent rat at Epcot one evening. It was hanging out near the popcorn wagon that used to be across from Canada on the lake side. I don't know if they removed it because of the rat, or if the removal of the wagon was just coincidental, but I thought it was interesting that the very next time I visited after I saw the rat, the wagon, and the bench near it, were gone. Citrus Rats are very common in Florida, as anyone who lives near a grove (or what used to be a grove) can tell you. My sister used to hand out rat poison to residents when she worked for the public works department at a local city as a part of her job.

I see all kinds of wildlife around my house, everything from coyotes to raccoons to rabbits, and many kinds of bugs. I hate Palmetto bugs with a passion, and am too squeemish to try to hit them or step on them. I always imagine missing, and having one run up my leg ! I have a few cans of strategically placed Raid in the house, and one good spray will usually take them down.

I'm thinking it must be something about AKL/AKV, because I have stayed in nearly every resort on property, and although I have seen the occasional palmetto outside, I haven't come across any inside yet. But the comment about watching the chemicals due to the animals makes sense. Fortunately for me, AKL/AKV is my least favorite deluxe, so this is just one more reason not to go there.

 

[gardenia]

Meant the Jambo rooms...bring some glue traps and place them behind the toilet to be safe...it's less scary if they're not running around...they appeared around 11pm-1am at night...

That's as ridiculous as warning travelers about toilet snakes or gators in the tubs. We've stayed at AKL 8 or 9 times and never seen any bugs.

 

[jillgunter]

Growing up in SC I can understand how those can freak a person out! I am not a bug person and would freak out myself! Please no Palmetto bugs in the Contemporary please Hope the rest of your trip was good!

 

[xbonnie38]

okay I had to look this up and this is what the Orkin Man says, and let me finish by saying, if it looks like a roach and acts like a roach its a Roach. I live in Upstate NY and if I saw one of those babies in my house it would freak me the you know what out, I wouldn't want any kind of a credit from Disney only because I know humidity equals creepy crawlies, but I would want another room, and I Definatley would be sleeping with a light on in the bathroom, which I always do when we go because one they don't like light and two worst nightmare to sit upon the throne and have one try to crawl out! So here is what Orkin Said:
you can look for yourselves www.orkin.com

There is no difference between a cockroach and a palmetto bug. The cockroach is also known as the waterbug, Croton bug and palmetto bug. Originally from tropical Africa, cockroaches are thought to have been brought to North America aboard slave ships. Today, they are found thriving across the globe.

Palmetto bugs are reddish-brown in color and are considered large insects, sometimes exceeding 1.5 inches in length. Some cockroach species have wings, although most are incapable of flight. Adult cockroaches have shiny bodies with yellow margins behind the head. Male and female cockroaches are typically approximately the same size and appear similar. Both have a pair of cerci at the tip of the abdomen, although only males have styli.

Palmetto bugs eat mostly organic matter but will feed on almost anything, including paper. They are commonly found in dark, moist areas such as basements, floor drains, bathtubs and sewers. Outdoors, they are found in yards, woodpiles, hollow trees and mulch. If you have discovered a palmetto bug infestation, contact your local pest control professional to discuss extermination options.

 

[Mysteria]

Growing up (in Ontario, Canada) what I knew as waterbugs were these quarter sized things that skittered across the top of the water but never left the water. I was also very used to bugs as I camped all the time.

Then I moved to Brooklyn when I got married and lived over a subway line. That's where I learned what water bugs meant here. I saw something out of the corner of my eye and thought it was a mouse. Ok, no biggie mice don't scare me. Then Dh told me it was a waterbug and was like a giant cockraoch that could fly. Excuse me?! I dealt with it even though I was far less than amused!

Anyway they kept showing up that night for the next few hours. We (mostly me because dh had to sleep for work the next day) had to kill maybe 10 or 12. After that night I think I saw 2 total over the next few months. Must have been a heavy rain?

Point being north, south, east or west we all deal with scary critters. Not even Disney can have total control of them.

 

[emcclay]

"Palmetto Bug" sounds much nicer than "Cockroach".

 

[Deb & Bill]

okay I had to look this up and this is what the Orkin Man says, and let me finish by saying, if it looks like a roach and acts like a roach its a Roach. I live in Upstate NY and if I saw one of those babies in my house it would freak me the you know what out, I wouldn't want any kind of a credit from Disney only because I know humidity equals creepy crawlies, but I would want another room, and I Definatley would be sleeping with a light on in the bathroom, which I always do when we go because one they don't like light and two worst nightmare to sit upon the throne and have one try to crawl out! So here is what Orkin Said:
you can look for yourselves www.orkin.com

There is no difference between a cockroach and a palmetto bug. The cockroach is also known as the waterbug, Croton bug and palmetto bug. Originally from tropical Africa, cockroaches are thought to have been brought to North America aboard slave ships. Today, they are found thriving across the globe.

Palmetto bugs are reddish-brown in color and are considered large insects, sometimes exceeding 1.5 inches in length. Some cockroach species have wings, although most are incapable of flight. Adult cockroaches have shiny bodies with yellow margins behind the head. Male and female cockroaches are typically approximately the same size and appear similar. Both have a pair of cerci at the tip of the abdomen, although only males have styli.

Palmetto bugs eat mostly organic matter but will feed on almost anything, including paper. They are commonly found in dark, moist areas such as basements, floor drains, bathtubs and sewers. Outdoors, they are found in yards, woodpiles, hollow trees and mulch. If you have discovered a palmetto bug infestation, contact your local pest control professional to discuss extermination options.

Of course Orkin is going to say anything and everything bad about palmetto bugs, including contact your local pest control professional (meaning Orkin) to discuss extermination options.

 

[NurseAllen]

I wish I had $75 for every "palmetto" bug inside my home last year...I could finance a trip to WDW

Sleeperclan, what is that in your banner with Stitch? Which resort is that?

 

[Deb & Bill]

Sleeperclan, what is that in your banner with Stitch? Which resort is that?

That's Jambo House at AKL.

 

[AJA]

okay I had to look this up and this is what the Orkin Man says, and let me finish by saying, if it looks like a roach and acts like a roach its a Roach. I live in Upstate NY and if I saw one of those babies in my house it would freak me the you know what out, I wouldn't want any kind of a credit from Disney only because I know humidity equals creepy crawlies, but I would want another room, and I Definatley would be sleeping with a light on in the bathroom, which I always do when we go because one they don't like light and two worst nightmare to sit upon the throne and have one try to crawl out! So here is what Orkin Said:
you can look for yourselves www.orkin.com

There is no difference between a cockroach and a palmetto bug. The cockroach is also known as the waterbug, Croton bug and palmetto bug. Originally from tropical Africa, cockroaches are thought to have been brought to North America aboard slave ships. Today, they are found thriving across the globe.

Palmetto bugs are reddish-brown in color and are considered large insects, sometimes exceeding 1.5 inches in length. Some cockroach species have wings, although most are incapable of flight. Adult cockroaches have shiny bodies with yellow margins behind the head. Male and female cockroaches are typically approximately the same size and appear similar. Both have a pair of cerci at the tip of the abdomen, although only males have styli.

Palmetto bugs eat mostly organic matter but will feed on almost anything, including paper. They are commonly found in dark, moist areas such as basements, floor drains, bathtubs and sewers. Outdoors, they are found in yards, woodpiles, hollow trees and mulch. If you have discovered a palmetto bug infestation, contact your local pest control professional to discuss extermination options.

If they are out and crawling chances are they will be in every room.

Having them in your HOUSE is a WHOLE lot different than at the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Disney (emphasis on animal lol!) of course the organic matter will draw them in. Keeping your home roach free in the South is MUCH easier than a large resort hotel in the middle of a zoo.....I've seen plenty of roaches at our local zoo.

 

[xbonnie38]

Of course Orkin is going to say anything and everything bad about palmetto bugs, including contact your local pest control professional (meaning Orkin) to discuss extermination options.

This is true any extermination company is going to say what they can to promote business, but palmetto bugs are cockroaches just the same , just a different species is all. At any rate I have seen them there also, and as long as they stay away from me I stay away from them. Honestly bed bugs worry me more than palmencocktoroach bugs do, and I check for them when we stay at any hotel better to be safe than sorry later . My daughter lived on Disney property for 7mos doing the college program and the apartments there had there problems with regular household roaches, to the point of when she came home her things stayed in the garage for a week just to be sure, but again to be expected with kids living in close quarters and lets face it there kids and one may be neat another messy. But you know Florida has palmencocktoroaches (my new pet name for them) and here in upstate we have centipede's that like moist areas and are just as creepy. The critters were here first we don't have to like them but WE all have a purpose on this planet, just think about how annoying we are to them!...lol

 

[bowbat]

I live in Florida, and would still LOSE IT if I saw a palmetto bug in our hotel room. They might be totally normal around here, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

[sleeperclan]

Sleeperclan, what is that in your banner with Stitch? Which resort is that?

Sorry it's take so long to respond, NurseAllen! That's AKL...my #1 favorite resort!! So far, we've only stayed at Jambo House, but we will be trying Kidani Village this next time around. Can't wait!!!

 

[starousse]

Thank goodness, I've never seen any of those things while staying on Disney property, however, years ago I remember staying at the old Lake Buena Vista Palace (think it's Wyndam Palace now), and it was swarming with them. They were crawling in the restaurants, they were in our room, the bathroom, light fixtures, and tons by the pool. My aunt and I were so disgusted, that we checked out and went to the Hyatt Regency.

 

[cheerbaybee]

I wish I had $75 for every "palmetto" bug inside my home last year...I could finance a trip to WDW

Can it count Garages... if so i would never have to save for disney vacation again!

 

[LPnerd]

people who are not in the south are afraid of the monster **** roaches the fl. people have been convinced are palmatto bugs. They are really american **** roach. and if you see more than one a day, there is a problem. very easy to resolve with a can of bug spray or a shoe.
I lived in Fl 20 years an had to fight back a scream every time I saw one, LOL> they are gross. stop bullying this poor person who was obviousley tramatized, and educate. this is a happy place , remember? Perhaps no one told them to keep doors closed?
I will be staying at animal kingdom from dec 11-18th if you hear a blood curdling scream, not to worry, just bring bug spray.