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Need help with identifying potential hazards...
#11
Hmmmm... some more info for anyone still reading this thread:

1) what4's question/comment about native predators of the roaches. We have several... there are LOTS of geckos in our area... I see them outside all the time. VERY cute... almost as cute as the Leopard Gecko. I'm tempted to keep one as a pet, if only to feed him roaches if I find any in my apartment.

2) Apparently the locals here refer to the roaches as "Palmetto bugs" ... don't see how calling it something different makes it any less nasty!

3) These buggers are flying around all outside. Yes, you heard me right, flying. I came home one day last year to discover four of them flying around in my living room. Gross! I don't think it's just a question of sanitation, I think a lot of it may be the post-K ecology of NOLA.

4) I did a little more checking, and it turns out the two chemicals I was asking about are apparently synthetic pyrethroids, which are specifically insect neurotoxins and therefore have relatively low toxicity for non-insect species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltamethrin Cool!
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#12
Size 13 EEE's work pretty well, if you can stand the crunching noise. Or set up a switch on your kitchen light that automatically turns on and off every 5 seconds. Light on- roaches scamper for the cabinets. Light off- roaches come back out to hunt for food. After an hour or so of that they're so exhausted you can just pick 'em up and deport them.
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#13
I'd try a hungry cat!
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