Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Is this a cockroach?
Found it on my kitchen floor this morning. Freaked out. HELP! Looks like it' got wings....
Tags for Forum Posts: cockroach, cockroaches, pests
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Permalink Reply by Takaokagiejin on
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Euuuwwww zap it with hairspray so it's little roach wings are stuck together long enough for you to pick it up and flush it down the loo
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Permalink Reply by DrWhams on
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All good tips, plus I'd also recommend getting a pack of 10 cockroach traps, and then put them along the walls where you've seen them (they tend to stay close to the wall). That will not only catch some of them, but you can monitor them to ensure that the other approaches (gel, etc) are working. Also get some Raid spray -- use that to zap any you find rather than squashing them. You can then get rid of them with a dustpan and brush.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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That's so weird, we found one under our living room window about two weeks ago, it was virtually dead but we've seen hide nor hair of any others since. Any idea what brings them out? Do we need to spray where we found it?
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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perhaps it was hibernating?
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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@John, this is the only one we have found too. We had a big problem when we lived on Seymour Road, and sprayed, all the usual stuff. And yes, they came from the bloody HMO we had next door. Vanished when the property was done up and sold. The ones we had there were orientals, incidentally the same sort i saw crawling under the bread shelves in Yasar Halim (alerted staff, they ignored me, ref Therese's story..), this f'er is so far the only one we have found though, and he seemed pretty limp when I found him on the floor. On his back. We have now put traps down, so I guess the truth will come out soon enough..
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Permalink Reply by Bridget Methuen on
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Looks like a cockroach to me so don't panic
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It is definitely a cockroach. I found one (and only one!) in my kitchen about ten years ago which I squashed. I never saw one in the preceding 10 years, nor have I since. I met someone a couple of years ago who had lived on The Ladder and told me it was known for cockroaches! (a fact probably never mentioned by estate agents).
I have lived in New York where they can't get rid of them in the big apartment blocks, so they're always around, especially in the summer. I think The Ladder is probably quite tame in comparison! I read that they are one of the few creatures that can survive a nuclear disaster - treat them with respect, they'll outlive all of us! Susan
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I once accidentally released a massive cockroach from my backpack into Le Meridien hotel in Sydney. It was too quick to catch.
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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Oh dear, horrible things! Thankfully this type is relatively slow moving and fairly easy to catch compared to the greased lightening US variety, although I found them very flush resistant, so I wouldn't personally recommend that.
They will, unfortunately, make their way in occasionally. I had them coming in under the skirting board - I'm sure from next door HMO - two years ago. A line of Doff Ant Killer powder (easy to buy locally) all along the gap saw off mine, at least, very effectively. Roachs with the powder on them do indeed seem to carry it back to the nest.
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Permalink Reply by David T on
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Is it perhaps the reincarnation of a verse libre poet?
Is your cat's name Mehitabel?
Have you checked your typewriter?
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