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Cockroaches
Cockroaches
by Army of stars » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:10 am
I don't know whether it's my imagination or global warming,but they seem to be a year round phenomenon,harmless really and more of an irritant,nasty little so and so's but great fun to squash.
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Re: Cockroaches
by andywyatt » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:34 am
Hi, if squashed they could leave their eggs behind we use the plugin pest control devices.
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Re: Cockroaches
by El Buho » Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:52 am
I did a Food Hygiene course in UK and was told never to squash cockroaches in case they are females carrying eggs which you will spread around on your shoes.
Use a good quality spray eg Raid, available in mosts supermarkets. It is very effective in killing a roach and will give some protection if you spray it at likely entrance points like doorsteps etc.
Use a good quality spray eg Raid, available in mosts supermarkets. It is very effective in killing a roach and will give some protection if you spray it at likely entrance points like doorsteps etc.
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Re: Cockroaches
by Army of stars » Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:43 am
I read that squashing them and spreading the eggs was an urban myth,however females only need to get pregnant once.
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Re: Cockroaches
by SharonSpain » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:19 pm
Baygon in a green can is excellent for instantly dispatching the blighters, nice lemon scent as well.
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Re: Cockroaches
by Linda25 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:54 pm
Squashing them does not release the eggs...it’s an old wives tale.
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Re: Cockroaches
by Jaycee75 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:29 pm
Army of stars wrote:I don't know whether it's my imagination or global warming,but they seem to be a year round phenomenon,harmless really and more of an irritant,nasty little so and so's but great fun to squash.
You'd be surprised where you find nasty little cockroaches .
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Re: Cockroaches
by Qnapper » Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:22 pm
Cockroaches use an ootheca—or hard case—to bundle their eggs. The ootheca is deposited and attached to numerous surfaces around a home. When they’re ready to hatch, they do so. In most species, the eggs are neither stored nor hatched inside the mother cockroach. In the few species that do store their eggs in the above-mentioned fashion, all of the eggs are killed when a cockroach is squashed. Thus, you never have to worry about spreading eggs or worsening a problem when you squash cockroaches.
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Re: Cockroaches
by Army of stars » Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:06 pm
Jaycee75 wrote:Army of stars wrote:I don't know whether it's my imagination or global warming,but they seem to be a year round phenomenon,harmless really and more of an irritant,nasty little so and so's but great fun to squash.
You'd be surprised where you find nasty little cockroaches .
Yes infestations are quite commonplace,they need eradicating but are very good at hiding the buggers.
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