I recently acquired a condo (building structure is concrete) on the ground floor in a vacation area of Mexico. There were ants (we always called them piss ants back home) in the kichen cabinet when I first visited. I cleaned the cabinets, took away the food source left behind by the previous owner and left for two months. I just went back and saw something that concerned me. There was a line (or trail) leading from the kitchen cabinet down the wall to the kitchen countertop (specifically the backsplash). The 'line' was approximately the thickness of a computer mouse cord and was similarly raised. It seemed to be mudlike and curved down (e.g. it was not a straight line therefore definetly made by a bug). Do you have any insight as to what this may be? Was it the ants leaving the cabinet due to lack of food? Do termites leave such a mudlike trail? The building management sprayed with insecticides (including spraying into where the line was). Would this kill whatever it is? Thanks for your response!

Hello - The other day I found a Cicada crawling around on our kitchen floor. This morning I found one crawling across our living room carpet. I'll be honest - these things may be harmless, but they freak me and my family out big time (very big, very ugly, not easily squished... :eek: ). Is 2 in one week a fluke (the rain season did just start), or am I looking at a potential problem? How does one exterminate cicadas? Thanks!