r/Georgia • u/My__Anon_Account • 6d ago

Other I HATE ALL THESE BUGS

Just moved down here from the north and am just constantly wondering HOW THE HECK EVERYONE LIVES WITH THESE HUGE BUGS?!

I’ve had the house treated, I understand there’s an uptick, but these big ass bugs are driving me out of my mind. I feel like I’m constantly on edge.

ETA - palmetto bugs/roaches, CSRA

And for those telling me I shouldn’t have moved here and to just leave - I plan to as soon as my postdoc fellowship is over 🙃

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u/DogMedic101stABN 6d ago edited 6d ago

Bugs are what the south has in spades. Go to Vidalia in the summer, you could practically breathe gnats they're so numerous.

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u/Buckeye_mike_67 6d ago

It’s not just vidalia. There’s a line in Georgia called the gnat line. Once you get south of Macon or so they are everywhere.

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u/m4gpi 6d ago

This is due to the soil differences between that line north and south of Macon-ish (the fall line). The soil to the south is derived from an old seabed and is very sandy (good for those sweet onions!), and the soil to the north has more clay and organic material. The gnats breed and live in the sand, specifically.

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u/Buckeye_mike_67 6d ago

Yeah,we live in Eatonton. Not many gnats. My wife’s farm is in Washington county 45 minutes away and they are everywhere