I'll tell you what cockroaches DON'T like... - Page 2

Clodfobble · 07-21-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

is that part of life in texas then?

like.....regardless?

And they're a fucking inch-and-a-half long, too. That picture glatt posted? The first time I saw one of those piddly Northern cockroaches, I said in genuine confusion, "Um, that's not a roach... must be, like, a June bug or something."

glatt · 07-21-2009, 08:19 AM

Well, to be fair, the one in my picture is a baby. It's much smaller than a penny. The big ones are more like an inch.

lumberjim · 07-21-2009, 08:25 AM

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dar512 · 07-21-2009, 09:16 AM

I lived in some pretty low-rent places while going to college. All of them had roach problems when I moved in - and didn't when I moved out.

I was working at Sears part-time and got this advice from an old-timer. Boric Acid and sugar. Both are powder. Mix some together and put some behind the fridge on a piece of cardboard or something. Pull out the bottom drawers of your cabinets and put some on the floor underneath. These are places your kids can't get to but the roaches will.

I've never tried this on southern roaches, but it has worked everywhere I've tried it.

glatt · 07-21-2009, 09:18 AM

when we fixed the sink in the basement so it no longer leaked on the floor down there, it got rid of their water source and our roach problem went away.

lumberjim · 07-21-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

I lived in some pretty low-rent places while going to college. All of them had roach problems when I moved in - and didn't when I moved out.

I was working at Sears part-time and got this advice from an old-timer. Boric Acid and sugar. Both are powder. Mix some together and put some behind the fridge on a piece of cardboard or something. Pull out the bottom drawers of your cabinets and put some on the floor underneath. These are places your kids can't get to but the roaches will.

I've never tried this on southern roaches, but it has worked everywhere I've tried it.

got any tricks for these buggers?:

dar512 · 07-21-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

got any tricks for these buggers?:

I never see more than one or two of them in a year, so I've never bothered looking into it. Do you have lots?

lumberjim · 07-21-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

I never see more than one or two of them in a year, so I've never bothered looking into it. Do you have lots?

only during summer months and after a heavy rain. we have a hella old house, and the basement is ...interesting.

glatt · 07-21-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

got any tricks for these buggers?:

Sticky traps work well, but only if you don't let your cat(s) down there.

Click on this post at your own risk. Heeby jeeby warning.

monster · 07-21-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

got any tricks for these buggers?:

oooh yes! we get them in the pottery studio! we deal with them by smushing then into a piece of clay and firing it. makes awesome fake fossils.

SteveDallas · 07-21-2009, 09:13 AM

See, LJ, this is why people from Texas are so strong and resourceful. They have to be. We northeastern milquetoasts just can't compete.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-21-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

See, LJ, this is why people from Texas are so strong and resourceful. They have to be. We northeastern milquetoasts just can't compete.

Bullshit, both Tuft's University (MA) and Westinghouse Steam Turbine Div (PA) had 3 inch roaches in the steam tunnels.
Boeing (PA) only has 1.5 to 2 inch roaches, though they do have brown squirrels.

Clodfobble · 07-21-2009, 09:28 AM

Or if you really want to avoid the poison route, some friends of mine bought two geckos from an exotic pet store and released them under the sink in their kitchen. Never saw another roach. On the other hand, the house was extremely old with spaces between the boards everywhere, and they knew the geckos would be living in the walls, not stuck under the kitchen sink.

lumberjim · 07-21-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Or if you really want to avoid the poison route, some friends of mine bought two geckos from an exotic pet store and released them under the sink in their kitchen. Never saw another roach. On the other hand, the house was extremely old with spaces between the boards everywhere, and they knew the geckos would be living in the walls, not stuck under the kitchen sink.

I would do that, but i think Dennis might be interested in tasting lizard.

SteveDallas · 07-21-2009, 10:56 AM

Mrs. Dallas used to take great pleasure in listening to the little beasties run around in the Roach Motels.

07-21-2009, 08:25 AM	#3
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dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I lived in some pretty low-rent places while going to college. All of them had roach problems when I moved in - and didn't when I moved out. I was working at Sears part-time and got this advice from an old-timer. Boric Acid and sugar. Both are powder. Mix some together and put some behind the fridge on a piece of cardboard or something. Pull out the bottom drawers of your cabinets and put some on the floor underneath. These are places your kids can't get to but the roaches will. I've never tried this on southern roaches, but it has worked everywhere I've tried it. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Or if you really want to avoid the poison route, some friends of mine bought two geckos from an exotic pet store and released them under the sink in their kitchen. Never saw another roach. On the other hand, the house was extremely old with spaces between the boards everywhere, and they knew the geckos would be living in the walls, not stuck under the kitchen sink. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-21-2009, 08:19 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well, to be fair, the one in my picture is a baby. It's much smaller than a penny. The big ones are more like an inch.

07-21-2009, 09:18 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	when we fixed the sink in the basement so it no longer leaked on the floor down there, it got rid of their water source and our roach problem went away.

07-21-2009, 09:13 AM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	See, LJ, this is why people from Texas are so strong and resourceful. They have to be. We northeastern milquetoasts just can't compete.

07-21-2009, 10:56 AM	#15
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Mrs. Dallas used to take great pleasure in listening to the little beasties run around in the Roach Motels.

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