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From: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <298@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 09:44:12 EDT
Article-I.D.: cylixd.298
Posted: Fri Sep 20 09:44:12 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 04:57:54 EDT
References: <307@harvard.UUCP> <22100021@inmet.UUCP>
Reply-To: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips)
Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN
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Summary: 

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>    I would like to know something about the ecology of roaches
>(what they eat, where they sleep, where they lay eggs, etc.) 
>						|\

Having had the misfortune of once living in an apartment that was
severely infested with the creatures, I learned a fair bit about
what they do.

They generally nest and sleep in crevasses and cracks - under baseboards,
behind refrigerators, and so on.  I think they will eat *anything*.

To make them feel unwelcome, keep *all* food products in air-tight
plastic or glass containers.  (They'll still find plenty to eat, no
doubt, but at least you won't open a box of cereal and find a little
roach looking up at you.)  And keep kitchen and bathroom counters,
floors, and sinks clean.  (It might not help, but you'll feel like 
you're doing something about the problem.)

If the infestation is severe, it will probably take a professional to
get rid of them.  (And if you're in an apartment, the whole building
will have to be treated!)  Our apartment building was treated every
six weeks for several months before the problem was under control.

If the infestation is less severe, boric acid sprinkled liberally anywhere
you would expect the creatures to be should help.  Bay leaves are also
said to repel them, but I've never tried that.

		charli


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