tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post1242297081746433926..comments2024-03-05T03:03:58.494-06:00Comments on Urban IPM: Cockroaches in the house...should you worry?Wizzie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057724563878155878noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-90968851210195582552013-09-24T09:05:09.325-05:002013-09-24T09:05:09.325-05:00I love the Evaniid wasps! If they are in the hous...I love the Evaniid wasps! If they are in the house it just means that there are cockroaches around since they parasitize the cockroach egg case, or ootheca. I would work on excluding the house to keep the roaches outside. Once the roaches are gone, the wasps will soon follow as they won't have a host anymore.Wizzie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057724563878155878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-43145685550088767492013-09-23T21:56:43.406-05:002013-09-23T21:56:43.406-05:00I hate roaches in my house! In the compost, they a...I hate roaches in my house! In the compost, they are welcome, but in my shower they are not. I have a question-- we have a LOT of those parasitoid Evania wasps in the house. Obviously that means we have roaches. Is it normal to have Evania wasps inside a house? Neat-o but also YUCK. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697360451735230498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-57336532293096549812013-09-14T22:24:23.955-05:002013-09-14T22:24:23.955-05:00I don't want to find a cockroach in the bathro...I don't want to find a cockroach in the bathroom or any room in the house. I remember when we lived in Canada in an apartment they were everywhere. I think they were the German cockroaches and boy could they run. Spiders, scorpions are one thing, cockroaches another.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-48055304771489643672013-09-14T08:43:57.450-05:002013-09-14T08:43:57.450-05:00I generally do the same thing....don't mind th...I generally do the same thing....don't mind them outside, but don't really tolerate them well inside! Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682579982100926441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-50742829817751017992013-09-13T19:50:30.859-05:002013-09-13T19:50:30.859-05:00Thanks for this! I'm with you: what's the ...Thanks for this! I'm with you: what's the deal with our fear of cockroaches? Except I'm going though an invasion and I fear the eggs being laid and having them all over the place. I was about to call a pest control company to find the entrance. I'll try your suggestions but I suspect we have other major gaps. A few waywards looking for water is one thing; someone sharing my toothbrush every day and cutlery drawer is quite another. "Martha" would not approve. LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491978464982051675.post-36953363059651671312013-09-13T13:00:39.056-05:002013-09-13T13:00:39.056-05:00My old place had the occasional cockroach (Davis i...My old place had the occasional cockroach (Davis is FULL of them!). That wouldn't bother me, other than I've heard that they trigger allergies and transmit disease. I released several of them, but sadly did kill a couple of nymphs.Rachel Gnoreply@blogger.com