Do bugs get inside?

[pappy19]

Go buy about a half dozen dog flea collars and cut them into smaller pieces. Place them in all openings around your AS and hang a few over the sink, inside the propane tank, hang from a light, etc. No more bugs.

[polarlyse]

Some years ago we had an infestation of stink bugs. I suspect they were in a passing front that year. I was vacuuming them up. They were everywhere and mostly found in tight close spaces. After that year and for the next few we found a few with fewer and fewer each passing year. Haven't seen any this year. By the time I found them most were dead but not all. As far as I know they don't bite but do stink when crushed. I didn't crush any to find out. So if you find them they certainly will get in. Maybe in large numbers but their numbers should decline.

[DaveFL]

Shlagel is the fuzzy stuff and it can be replace if it is worn out.
If you are useing a vacuum cleaner to get them make sure it has a working flapper at the collection point(when I checked ours the rubber(plastic door was deformed and wouldn't hold back anything live sucked up.
Clean has little to do with bug intrusions, they live on labels, crumbs and anything organic.
If you are real serious about keeping them out, get a strong light, one person inside and one out and check to see if you can see the others shining light. I found a 1x2 hole cut by AS installers in the clothes closet. While fixing things I have found numerous holes cut oversize for pipes and wires. Vents for air or exhaust are prime places of entrance.
Refrigerator, shower vent, hood, furnace, sewer, electric cord, water hose.

[john4170]

Dave. I've tried searching for "shlagel". Could you post a link if you have a minute. Thanks


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[cwf]

Like "silver fish"???

[msmcv51]

What ever can get into a house, can get into a trailer.

[DaveFL]

Originally Posted by john4170

Dave. I've tried searching for "shlagel". Could you post a link if you have a minute. Thanks


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Excuse the typo or spelling error not a word I use every day.

"schlegel" should get you this site.

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Don't know where to buy but this company makes it.

[byjaffe]

As you can see I also live in central Texas. This is what we do. First you get Downey dryer sheets, the original in the blue box, this will keep out the mice. Then get an electronic bug rapeller, this will keep almost everything else out. We also have property in Colorado that is closed up all winter and the dryer sheets have worked great for over 25 yrs, so I thought why not the Airstream. This has also worked great for over the last 7 years of owning the Airstreams.
Hope this helps.