11-05-2011, 04:40 AM
I just keep any vegetation away from house. This includes pots of orchids. I used to have orchids hanging along the lanai which I really miss now. However, the coquis lived in the pots even tho there was no dirt, just open wooden slatted pot with roots. Those coquis will live in anything.
So for me it worked to have all vegetation inc. pots at least 15 feet away from the house.
YES, the cuteness factor of the tropical Hawaiian plantation house surrounded by foliage is gone. Now there is foliage everywhere around the house, but not near.
It has really helped to control the volume of the noise. There are thousands of coquis on my Orchidland property, but with the noise moved away from the house I can watch tv and talk on the phone and have conversations in normal tones.
I sleep with earplugs because the outside and inside dogs barks are so loud they will wake me through the ear plugs. The plugs do work great for the coquis.
I use the wax plugs from Longs. They are what I use to swim. I just started to use them at night because they are so comfortable.
My niece's family lives in Volcano Village and they have NO coquis.
My nephew's family lives in Royal Estates and they have NO coquis.
My good friend in Hawaiian Ferns has just a very few and he keeps them at bay with vigilant clearing of foliage. But they do pop up at Hawaiian Ferns for him sometimes.
So for me it worked to have all vegetation inc. pots at least 15 feet away from the house.
YES, the cuteness factor of the tropical Hawaiian plantation house surrounded by foliage is gone. Now there is foliage everywhere around the house, but not near.
It has really helped to control the volume of the noise. There are thousands of coquis on my Orchidland property, but with the noise moved away from the house I can watch tv and talk on the phone and have conversations in normal tones.
I sleep with earplugs because the outside and inside dogs barks are so loud they will wake me through the ear plugs. The plugs do work great for the coquis.
I use the wax plugs from Longs. They are what I use to swim. I just started to use them at night because they are so comfortable.
My niece's family lives in Volcano Village and they have NO coquis.
My nephew's family lives in Royal Estates and they have NO coquis.
My good friend in Hawaiian Ferns has just a very few and he keeps them at bay with vigilant clearing of foliage. But they do pop up at Hawaiian Ferns for him sometimes.