InannaWhimsey
Blatarria query
Posted on: 09/20/2011 22:09
genties & ladlemen,
my father has visitors in the night. He will only see one, like in his bath or sink.
Our friend, La Cucaracha.
And I was wondering if any of you have had experience with these beasties? Should one be concerned at all?
My father lives alone in an apartment with wooden floors. He is, among other things, a "hoarder"; he will, if he doesn't keep on top of it, let piles of papers, straws, magazines, newspapers, stuff like that grow. He has been keeping on top of it. He doesn't leave food or pizza boxes or cans of pop or such like that lying around. His food is in his fridge and in some cupboards.
I thank the collected wisdom of the WC collective in advance.
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somegalfromcan
Posted on: 09/20/2011 22:59
Silverfish or something else?
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/20/2011 23:20
Eek! That's an unpleasant problem. They don't care if people are dirty or clean necessarily. They can live anywhere...but having more hiding spots for them would make it more difficult to get rid of them. If there is a problem in the neighbourhood, they will find a way in through cracks and stuff.
When I was younger, I lived in a house with roommates near some restaurants that always left a mess in the alley nearby. The problem was rampant in our neighbourhood. We had to get rid of any clutter...which meant nearly everything that could not be washed in hot water or bleach/ disinfectant..all the nooks and crannies...absolutely every millimeter of surface...then the landlord put some special chalk in the cupbaords and corners...then called an exterminator that "fogged" the place (which is gaseous and seeps into everything and is very toxic) and we had to vacate for I believe it was 24-48 hrs...then we had to wash everything again...and then we moved out! It's unfortunately the only "cure" I think because if they are in the neighbourhood they will likely find a way back in, especially in an older building--and if you have 2, you will soon have 2000 and so on and so on. Hate to be a downer...but it's true. It's a real pain and I feel for anyone having to deal with any type of unwanted infestation.
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/20/2011 23:19
somegalfromcan,
cok-a-roaches :3
Kimmio,
so I guess reading them excerpts from Kafka's Metamorphosis would be out of the question? :3
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/20/2011 23:24
I wouldn't recommend it! I get the creepy crawlies just thinking about it! I really don't like bugs...it's not their fault, but man are they creepy!
My dad had ants in his attic...there was sort of a loft bedroom up there that my younger brother slept in...same sort of issue...they had to vacate, exterminate, clean everything srupulously...my brother would not sleep up there again.
Pilgrims Progress
Posted on: 09/21/2011 01:05
Cockroaches have been with us since 354 million years ago - according to fossils found.
Which means the exterminating methods used have not met with success.
Here in Oz we have the Australian burrowing cockroach - which is the world's heaviest cockroach.
Every year in the warmer months the grounds of my apartment building are sprayed for cockroaches - to limit the creepy crawlers from becoming tenants.
I can't kill them.
If I saw one I would yell out to my husband who would kill it - and, to my horror, leave it on the carpet.
"Don't leave it there," I would say.
"I'm just leaving it there - so that the others will see that I mean business."
(They took no notice whatsoever.)
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:09
Yuhk, Pilgrims...how do you get used to that? How big do they get? Here they're not as big of a problem as in some other places in the world...perhaps due to the cooler climate in most places..I'm not sure why exactly. I had never heard of anyone having them in the city I grew up in, but small ones can be found in other big Canadian cities like Vancouver.
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:13
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:16
Oh, I remember now...my roommate put her ghetto blaster/ cd player in the freezer to kill them because she thought they might be hiding/ laying eggs in there and she didn't want to throw it away...lol.
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:17
Eeee! I can't watch!
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:23
Kimmio,
stay away from any sharp objects.
You may have felt a stomach floppy kind of feeling and/or a burning around the eyes...that means that the virus that is transmitted by these cockroaches and is activated by your optic nerve is now in you and making duplicates of itself.
Stay away from water for the next 8 hours. You might develop some strange habits, like trying to taste things with your limbs, light aversion, and stumbling over your only 2 legs. This is normal. Soon it will all be over and you will be at peace.
(another human caught)
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:28
Pilgrims Progress,
doesn't Australia have any plant or animal that isn't super icky or hooge or can kill you with the slightest touch? Maybe a stick insect -- but no, it might look like a stick insect, but it is really full to the brim with the most potent acid known to woman, ready to melt away any offending human appendage or visage.
No wonder the UK sent criminals there.
Australians are like Klingons with a sense of humour :3
Kimmio
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:38
haha!
Pilgrims Progress
Posted on: 09/21/2011 03:48
Pilgrims Progress,
doesn't Australia have any plant or animal that isn't super icky or hooge or can kill you with the slightest touch? or visage.
C'mon, I'm not that scary!
Beloved
Posted on: 09/21/2011 13:30
If I saw one I would yell out to my husband who would kill it - and, to my horror, leave it on the carpet.
"Don't leave it there," I would say.
"I'm just leaving it there - so that the others will see that I mean business."
(They took no notice whatsoever.)
Cute!
Beloved
Posted on: 09/21/2011 13:34
Eeeeew . . . Crawley is creeeeeeepy!!
I've never seen a real cockroach (thank goodness!!!)
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/21/2011 14:52
I've never seen a real cockroach (thank goodness!!!)
*chuckle* I'm sure the ones in your area aren't as hooge as Crawley :3 I've only ever knowingly seen one once, when I was riding my bike and got hit by one. It was aboot the size of a june bug.
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 09/21/2011 14:56
Pilgrims Progress,
doesn't Australia have any plant or animal that isn't super icky or hooge or can kill you with the slightest touch? or visage.
C'mon, I'm not that scary!
Thank g_odness you aussies have evolved beyond imperialism or mere conquering...you're subtly invading the world with your sense of humour, making the world unsafe for those with terminal cases of ingrown humour and other dogmatisms.
Bless you.
carolla
Posted on: 10/04/2011 16:14
I lived in a few places in Toronto when I was a student that had lots of cockroaches - the cat seemed very entertained by them! I never really got used to turning on the lights at night & seeing one, or two, or a few scuttle away. Once we found quite a colony living underneath the fridge - a nice dark, warm place. Some RAID & a good cleaning got the majority of the problem dealt with. Our land-lady denied their existance, until she was pregnant ... then the house got fumigated :)
We used to just keep our foods in closed, covered containers - seemed to keep things secure. Nasty to think about bugs running around in the cupboards tho.
Visiting Cuba - now there they have some LARGE size cockroaches! The teen boys in our group were even freaked out by them!
Pilgrims Progress
Posted on: 10/04/2011 16:38
Thank g_odness you aussies have evolved beyond imperialism or mere conquering...you're subtly invading the world with your sense of humour, making the world unsafe for those with terminal cases of ingrown humour and other dogmatisms.
Bless you.
Inanna,
I've just read this - what a nice thing to say!
I've decided that you are now officially my online toy boy.