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Mon May-05-08 06:38 PM
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| 13. Encourage your spiders. They take care of roaches really well. |
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There are harmless spiders you can let spin webs in places that aren't used by you. They like the dark too like the roaches. They are good at catching pesky flying insects too. Even when I have to evict a spider from my house, I relocate it somewhere that it can set up houskeeping. I never kill them, even the black widows. I just relocate them further away from my common areas to do their job.
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| -Gah Disgusting! A roach just dropped on my shoulder |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:21 PM |
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Boric acid. |
evlbstrd |
May-05-08 06:22 PM |
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yes |
Hardhead |
May-05-08 06:23 PM |
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Well, they can survive a nuclear attack, so that's out... |
Texas Explorer |
May-05-08 06:22 PM |
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Nah, Mythbusters did that one |
Warpy |
May-05-08 06:52 PM |
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Buy a tube.... |
Uben |
May-05-08 06:25 PM |
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But if he were to eat with one of the roaches |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:28 PM |
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Doubtful |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-05-08 08:15 PM |
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i lived in new york city and |
sweets |
May-05-08 06:27 PM |
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Any Suggestions? |
lse7581011 |
May-05-08 06:32 PM |
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that's a tough one. |
sweets |
May-05-08 06:35 PM |
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Take lots of garlic capsules, and give 'em to your furry friend, too. |
bobbolink |
May-05-08 07:09 PM |
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Thanks so much! |
lse7581011 |
May-05-08 07:52 PM |
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Yeah, about the only thing that can hurt is, if you take too much, people will avoid you. |
bobbolink |
May-05-08 07:58 PM |
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"people will avoid you" |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-05-08 08:16 PM |
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Borax powder |
malaise |
May-05-08 06:34 PM |
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Once upon a time I was visiting back home and my brother |
Ilsa |
May-05-08 06:35 PM |
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Thanks, they're utterly vile creatures |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:38 PM |
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Roach population would keep me from moving to some places. nt |
Ilsa |
May-05-08 06:50 PM |
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Bleh yeah at least they don't really fly here |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:54 PM |
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One of my favorite memories of my dad |
Warpy |
May-05-08 06:54 PM |
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Aahhhh!!! I loath those things |
Greylyn58 |
May-05-08 08:36 PM |
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My mini weiner dog |
Mojorabbit |
May-05-08 06:37 PM |
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My pup prefers to play with bugs |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:39 PM |
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Encourage your spiders. They take care of roaches really well. |
Cleita |
May-05-08 06:38 PM |
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Daddy-long-legs spiders (which aren't really spiders, I hear) live quietly in corners and I leave |
Idealist Hippie |
May-05-08 06:57 PM |
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Oh really? Their long legs creep me out. |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-05-08 07:02 PM |
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It drives my girlfriend crazy that I won't kill them for her. |
Jed Dilligan |
May-05-08 07:33 PM |
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Lady bugs are cool, roaches are horrific. Those are the rules. |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-05-08 07:35 PM |
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Good idea |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-05-08 08:21 PM |
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Don't mind the black widows |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-05-08 08:20 PM |
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I've only seen one black widow and I mushed her |
Warpy |
May-05-08 08:26 PM |
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I have to bomb my house every year about this time. |
panader0 |
May-05-08 06:44 PM |
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When I lived in Arizona I had to deal with them too. |
Arctic Dave |
May-05-08 06:48 PM |
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Lol |
Indenturedebtor |
May-05-08 06:53 PM |
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I had a small roach problem here recently in Boston |
rockymountaindem |
May-06-08 07:32 AM |
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Yeah |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-05-08 08:22 PM |
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The stuff that's in the Combat traps is supposed to be good. |
LoZoccolo |
May-05-08 07:00 PM |
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Disgusting! |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-05-08 07:01 PM |
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Hope this adds some comic relief. |
LibDemAlways |
May-05-08 07:02 PM |
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The Hawaiian name for "cockroach" is B-52. |
bobbolink |
May-05-08 07:13 PM |
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Hawaii has lots of mice darting about also. |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-05-08 07:14 PM |
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call the exterminators |
madokie |
May-05-08 07:06 PM |
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I bought some stuff at the nursery not long ago that kills bugs, makes them bleed to death, but is |
lonestarnot |
May-05-08 07:10 PM |
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They are attracted to feces |
Nictuku |
May-05-08 07:12 PM |
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Boric acid used in combination with |
Johnny Noshoes |
May-05-08 07:17 PM |
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get a .22 and take LOTS of target practice. |
leftofthedial |
May-05-08 07:37 PM |
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Roaches can be adorable and cute ya'know... |
D__S |
May-05-08 08:01 PM |
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I had a flying roach kamikaze straight into my face when I was a kid . . . . |
stranger81 |
May-05-08 08:20 PM |
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Had a big one-palmetto bug-fall right onto my eye when I was drifting |
Lorien |
May-05-08 08:26 PM |
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diatomaceous earth, |
PDJane |
May-05-08 08:20 PM |
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That's what I use. Here's more info: |
Lorien |
May-05-08 08:24 PM |
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Florida here, where the bugs and the cockroaches roam freely. |
morningglory |
May-05-08 08:27 PM |
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You guys are all great thanks so much for the tips! |
Indenturedebtor |
May-06-08 12:32 AM |
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Years ago I found one in my can of soda... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
May-06-08 12:43 AM |
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they are actually very clean creatures |
datasuspect |
May-06-08 07:37 AM |
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