My Pest Hell on Arriving in Phnom Penh

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If I lived in a 3rd world country, the accommodation would have to be insect-free

Only twice ever encountered a cockroach in a hotel room, once in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka about 2011, and once in Sutus Court, Pattaya last year. That's enough for me
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You were lucky; it could have been scorpions and centipedes with termite mound cobras and venomous tree snakes guarding the yard. After five years of decimation we finally solved our rural "pest problem."
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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frank lee bent wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 4:20 am never had one in any of the places i live due to the large population of tokay and chingak lizards
I love them even if they shit everywhere :lol:.

I have empathy for OP's struggle :bad:
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Thanks everyone - don't know if I made it clear but I left that place because of the infestation. New place - NOTHING - well, a few ants.

I thought that stepping on them and eggs thing was an urban myth?

Although the sh*t that comes out of them is vile, I can't help thinks of the muck they've been living on, half digested and - gross.
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If I lived in a 3rd world country, the accommodation would have to be insect-free
best stay home then.
anywhere hot has plenty, even the first world.
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SlackWaster wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 3:19 am

I thought that stepping on them and eggs thing was an urban myth?

It is a myth.
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it is said to be a cure for asthma to eat them
gf will not do
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