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....
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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All you need to know about cockroaches can be gained by watching the film " Men in Black "
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Permalink Reply by Lou on
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Our general rule growing up in cockroach infested Sydney is that it is when you see the little ones then you start to panic. Big ones just crawl up the drains or fly in. Little ones though, suggest they have found a breeding spot and possible infestation.
So if this is the only one you have then there should not be a problem. My mother kept her kitchen spotless (ex nurse with mild OCD) and it did not stop them coming in - they never stopped to breed though, so cleanliness is key.
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Permalink Reply by empyrean_aisles on
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This thread is reminding me why I am happy to live in London rather than Sydney. The little ones were simultaneously retch-inducingly horrifying and ubiquitous. Not a felicitous combination. I remember once one of my school teachers finishing her cup of coffee and discovering in the dregs at the bottom of the mug ... a collection of tiny, barbed cockroach legs.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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... don't seem to be on the UN's 'eat more insects' list. Although here it's suggested that Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches can be eaten toasted, fried, sautéed, or boiled. Coming to a market stall near you
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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MATT, stop it!
I'll check my traps tomorrow, if they're empty it was a one off, and if there are more then I'll have a nervous breakdown.
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Permalink Reply by pipplypig on
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Has anyone used the gel bait safely with cats. We found a few roaches last year which I think came from next door and had our entire house sprayed three times by the council. We've now found another three recently and I really want to get to the botom of this problem as they make my skin crawl.
I have heard the gel bait is good but am worried in case my cat eats a poisoned roach.
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I can recommend an excellent private pest controller.
He treated out place for Oriental roaches and used chemicals that were totally harmless to both our moggie and our tortoise once they had dried.
We had to put the cat in the cattery twice whilst the spraying was happening and the chemicals were drying.
12 months on and no return for the roaches. We thought they were getting in through the drainage plumbing, which I have since changed.
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Well this thread on cockroaches made me laugh outloud more than once, so hilarious! And then I realised I have a bit of experience to add too... I lived in Egypt for about a year and there yes coackroaches were flying in the mating season (around April). And they were massive too in comparison to what I had so far seen in my childhood in Algeria. In Cairo I used to keep the lights on all night in the kitchen to keep them at bay. I thought this would be my worst experience with coackroaches, little did I know. Foward few years and I am in Malawi in a city, invited to sleep in a family house in a small town. They put me up in one of the children's rooms where they also kept their bags of rice and flour. There was a stench of humidity that stopped me from falling asleep but I jumped out of bed at once when I felt a cockroach crawling over my lips... I switched the light on and there were so many of them around, needless to say I kept the light on all night too. I can't describe to you the feeling Anette! Nowadays once a year or every two years we see one or two coming out... My boyfriend is horrified, as I once was. Don't get me wrong, they still do make my skin crawl too, I have to kill them with a broom to keep my distance when I encounter one, but somehow I am not that horrified anymore. It's been worse for me
;-) It is true that they are intelligent insects, and apparently they like being in groups and socialise, and conversely don't like being on their own (not sure how this is measured) the ones you see on their own are just scouts scavenging for food sources...
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Oh. My. God. I'm feeling a little better now. Just about to check the traps, so will know soon if his was a one off or if insect hell has descended upon me.
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Happy to report that the traps are empty after a week, so I am now confident this was a one off, either brought in by the cats or it came in through the open back door. Panic over. *phew*
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