A thought about cockroaches. We think of them as ubiquitous, everywhere, all the time.

[raccoon]

Then I read somewhere that central heating is to blame for that. Without it, they couldn't live in very
cold climates. (It wasn't a scientific journal or something like that.)

If that is true, then maybe some decades ago, people in cold areas had had no experience with them (Cockroaches, I mean.)

Anybody from Canada, AK, states near the Canada border, Norway, etc., know about this?


Edited to add: I guess cockroaches live in arid areas, too? Such as the Southwest.

[Greybnk48]

1. In the South, the frickers can fly!!

I was attacked by a flying cockroach at a La Quinta in Savannah and even the maintenance man was afraid of him.

[gkhouston]

12. I will never forget the horrified expression on the face of a friend

of mine from New York when I told her that tree roaches can fly.

[geardaddy]

13. We had those in Taiwan.

Hated 'em.

You could hear them chewing on styrofoam containers at night.

[deaniac21]

2. I've heard it said that if we ever have total nuclear war, only

cockroaches and Cher will survive.

[raccoon]

3. I heard cockroaches and Keith Richards! LOL :hi: nt

[deaniac21]

4. Yeah, Richards could probably shoot up with plutonium...and enjoy it.

[coalition_unwilling]

8. But he wouldn't catch a cold :) - n/t

[RZM]

10. That was actually addressed in that special about earth after humans

I think it was called 'After Humans,' or something like that. They talked about some of the species that depend on humans to sustain their numbers, like seagulls, rats, and roaches, etc.

I think it was argued that roaches would probably retreat from colder climates but remain in the warmer areas.

[raccoon]

15. "Life After People!" Loved that show. I'll have to watch it again. nt

[MoreGOPoop]

5. Raid

Works great on Kochroaches.

[MadHound]

6. Roaches can survive cold weather

First, their metabolism slows down as temperatures drop, and they can even survive a light frost above ground. However in the winter time they generally burrow down and hibernate, coming up when it warms up.

Roaches can survive virtually anything, including surviving a couple of ice ages.

[marybourg]

7. Grew up in a (working class) apartment in

in N.Y. and never saw a roach until at 19 I went to work in a food plant (DDT?)

[stopbush]

9. The only place I've encountered cockroaches was when I lived in Manhattan.

Everyone I knew, rich or poor had to deal with them on some level.

Beyond that, nada. Not growing up in Ohio, nor living in NJ, Las Vegas or CA (north & south). No roaches.

BTW - no mosquitoes out West, either. They were a real problem in the East.

[RadiationTherapy]

11. I live at 7000 feet where it gets quite warm and very cold.

I do not see them here often.

[gkhouston]

14. I was expecting a commentary on Republicans. n/t