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nagarerutenshi in whats_that_bug

Roach.

Apr 08, 2013 15:03

Comments 7

jamesalesto April 8 2013, 18:32:35 UTC

This is really hard for me. I HATE ROACHES! :( Like an undying burning passion of hatred and fear of them.

But the body type looks like it's a German roach. They are attracted by food and water sources, and can make you very ill if you let them hang around. You really don't want these guys (or ANY ROACH OMG) in your home.

nagarerutenshi April 8 2013, 20:17:01 UTC

Thank you, I'll try to get rid of them quickly. Can't believe I fell for the old "cute = harmless" trick.

jamesalesto April 8 2013, 22:08:19 UTC

Make sure to tell your land lords that it's a brown-banded. The type of roach that it is changes how a person should approach dealing with them. :) Good luck!

brother_dour April 10 2013, 04:00:19 UTC

Where are you from? That's what they're called where I'm from, too.

wendylady2 April 8 2013, 19:07:40 UTC

This is undoubtedly the Brown-Banded Cockroach - see the photo below:-

http://wendylady2.livejournal.com/pics/catalog/3172/299887

This is something you really need to get rid of, and quickly !! I direct you to this info page, and I'll also just underline the fact that this article says if you see just one, you may have up to 200 more around the house - frightening stuff !!

http://www.combatbugs.com/brown-banded-cockroach

jamesalesto April 8 2013, 19:13:17 UTC

Oh wow, you managed to find a really cool chart. I was looking for it before I started getting that itchy feeling.

nagarerutenshi April 8 2013, 20:25:14 UTC

Well, god damn it. I really only see one at a time in my room, but there are a lot more around in my building, so I don't even want to think how many we're talking about here.
Thanks for the info; I'll contact the administration and have them get exterminators do deal with them, since fixing up only my room won't change things.