We've been having a roach problem in the kitchen lately. In fact, I'm going to have to put the tablecloth away because it hides cockroaches too well. I'm thinking the fibers must also be trapping tiny pieces of food in it which entices them. It's a guess, but that's where we've seen them almost every night when Art and I stealthily walk down the stairs to catch them in the act.
We try to keep a very clean house. We really do. In fact, when the termite person came to our house, he said he was impressed with our housekeeping.
However, the roaches seem to have decided that they like a clean house too. Arrrrghhh!
Now to add insult to injury, the other day I was about to put a DVD into my computer and this is what happened.
Seriously!
A roach came popping out sitting quite tauntingly on the disc tray.
What the heck!!!
OK... I'm exaggerating. The German cockroach was not very big, but it totally shocked me! (I Photoshopped this.)
Was it eating the wires in the computer? We don't keep much food in my office, for goodness sake!
At least these are the tinier German cockroaches.
It's the American cockroaches that freak me out. They are huge. In Hawaii, we often refer to them as B52 Bombers. Perhaps it's because they also fly.
I saw this Pickles cartoon the other day which really caught my feelings perfectly on this subject.
So you see.... You may consider Hawaii Paradise, but so do the insects.
Sigh...
POSTSCRIPT: I think the roaches can read too because they're not falling for this cockroach trap.
We try to keep a very clean house. We really do. In fact, when the termite person came to our house, he said he was impressed with our housekeeping.
However, the roaches seem to have decided that they like a clean house too. Arrrrghhh!
Seriously!
A roach came popping out sitting quite tauntingly on the disc tray.
What the heck!!!
OK... I'm exaggerating. The German cockroach was not very big, but it totally shocked me! (I Photoshopped this.)
Was it eating the wires in the computer? We don't keep much food in my office, for goodness sake!
At least these are the tinier German cockroaches.
It's the American cockroaches that freak me out. They are huge. In Hawaii, we often refer to them as B52 Bombers. Perhaps it's because they also fly.
I saw this Pickles cartoon the other day which really caught my feelings perfectly on this subject.
Sigh...
POSTSCRIPT: I think the roaches can read too because they're not falling for this cockroach trap.
Sorry to hear you're so buggy. That's why I never liked Florida cause the humidity there seems to attract so many more bugs than in a dryer climate where I am. But then I started having problems here with a tiny little moth which over time keeps filling the traps I've set out. I'm told these moths often piggyback into the house from grocery stores. Good luck combating your roaches!
ReplyDeleteNot too many moth problems here... Yet! Thank you for visiting, Joared!
DeleteNo fun. Not nice. I rarely see roaches. Ants, spiders, stink bugs, millipedes, mice, raccoons, ground hogs, deer. Okay so the last three don't come in the house. But its a battle because we do share this Earth with all of them.
ReplyDeleteI saw a trip adviser about Hawaii titled: The Land of flying cockroaches, spam and rainbows.,,
ReplyDeleteThat is a riot!
DeleteOh dear, better than lizards for some!
ReplyDeleteKay, Mare from Zoaring with Glinda is posting again lately http://zoaringwithglinda.blogspot.ca/2016/02/upcoming-events.html she is doing very well
DeleteYay! Thank you, Christine. I'll see how she is later.
DeleteI was just thinking to myself that the ant situation here is really under control now. Then I opened up your post so I am running around knocking all the wood I can find.
ReplyDeleteVT has just as many bugs, although maybe different types, as Florida as far as I can see. And VT mosquitoes can be huge--well, maybe easier to swat.
I have to send the spider cartoon to my friend.
You reminded me that although it's very wet here in the Pacific Northwest, we don't seem to have many bugs. I guess even cockroaches don't like soggy places. Lots of slugs, though. :-)
ReplyDeleteOver the years I've learned to coexist with the spiders that come into the house and don't get too annoyed by the ant infestation every spring, but cockroaches still freak me out. Good luck in your battle!
ReplyDeleteThose little roaches eat anything. We had them at the beach, and George scattered borax around which killed them off.
ReplyDeleteTime to debug that computer! Call Art. ;)
ReplyDeleteSpeak of the devil. I just came across this:
ReplyDelete"Long ago, in a field far away...
Impressions of cockroach egg cases from 4,300 year old Japanese potsherds (broken pottery fragments) have been found in southern Japan. X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and scanning electron microscopy were used to image the impressions and reveal aspects about ancient Japanese life in this latest archeological survey from Kumamoto University."
The article and photos at http://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/172/
Oh gracious! I wouldn't be surprised if one of those 2,500 year old cockroach eggs hatched. Cockroaches are so resilient and have more than 9 lives.
DeleteAmerican cockroaches are indeed huge. We've been apartment living in Oregon and I have not seen a single roach, nor have they ever been around to spray for them in all the time we've been here. Texas, that's another story. Everything in Texas is big, including the roaches.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sad! I guess, with our cold temps, I'm glad we don't have bugs for now! That would add insult to injury! I could loan you our Dorah, she loves eating bugs, mostly Katydids, however.
ReplyDeleteHo Kay, I shot a B-52 cockroach with a salt gun the other night. The gun is meant to shoot flies so it took me four shots. I wish I had the foresight to video my hunting skills, but I was kinda panicking at the time. You can check out the gun here: http://jalna.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-salt-gun.html
ReplyDeleteToo too funny!!! I looked up the salt gun. Trouble is, we'd have salt to clean up.
DeleteThe drought in California brought out a variety of bugs we have never seen. The big red roaches are the worst. They, like the rest of the thirsty state, are seeking water. Nor have we had too many killing frosts that deplete their number. I'm sure they will again return this summer. It's just become a fact of life.
ReplyDeleteMissy loves spiders. I seldom see one because she plays with them for awhile and then eats them for lunch. Cockroaches are a different thing. I seldom see one but when I have, I kill it quickly.
ReplyDeleteBaking soda inside the walls of places helps. But really other than tenting in Hawaii I think they came in with some packaging and you will not be able to get rid of them by just being clean.
ReplyDeleteomg i would die. i am bug phobic!
ReplyDeleteI heard a scream from my mom and she's saying come here, come here. I rush over and she had lifted the inner can of our kitchen trash can, the kind with a pop up lid, and in the lining lived gadzillion of roaches. like a whole city full, it was truly a Roach City. I grabbed it and ran outside with it and filled it with (I swear) half a gallon of Pinesol and drowned most of them. stomping on the runaways. My yard stank of Pinesol for days. There was a small space on the bottom between the inner liner and the floor and they probably lived there for decades. What a wonderful environment for them, dark, near a sink and right on top was a feast of food. aargghhh BB
ReplyDeleteI checked our garbage can. They weren't there. Actually a bunch were hiding in screw holes under the kitchen table. That wasn't their real home though. We still don't know where they must be living. Probably behind the counter drawers or something. Aaarghhhhhh! Pinesol? Hmmm.....
DeleteGood title! They're an abomination! They should stay where they belong.
ReplyDeleteHate those nasty things. I'm not afraid of much but roaches will send me screaming from the room.
ReplyDeleteThey tried to invade my house again recently. They picked the hallway closet as their spot to "live". So we put about two roach motels in the closet, and the rest all over the house. Now I don't see them as much.
ReplyDeleteWe put those roach hotels out everywhere and although they caught some initially, I swear they've sent out warnings to the rest of their tribe not to go into them.
DeleteEvery night, you have to sneak up on them with da rubbah slippah, or a can of Raid (but hold your breath right after and aim GOOD or else they run away to live another day.
ReplyDeleteAndy Bumatai did a couple of talk story shorts on his "Daily Pidgin" channel. He is SO funny, go check 'em out, go check 'em! About half way through this video, he relives the cockaroach contest in Talequah Oklahoma that is classic!
Here's the link to Andy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oHRlwmeJM
DeleteToo too funny! I saw one he did a zillion years ago about mosquitoes that just cracked me up.
DeleteYup, and ogoing battle, Kay
ReplyDeleteDavid loves Pickles. I'd bury the computer.
ReplyDeleteI was just reading your latest bathroom project post and thinking how clean everything looked, and then this! Bugs!
ReplyDeleteIt must be difficult keeping up with rust and mold and insect invaders there in paradise. Do you have geckos?
The German cockroaches are the worst, because they can get in anywhere. We haven't had any lately, but I can't point to my housekeeping as the reason. I'm only so so in that department.
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