They do not fly here, in my experience, they move very slowly.
Those are not roaches. Trust me. Roaches...scurry.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Jun 09, 2009 5:13:35 pm PDT #23481 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse - Jun 09, 2009 5:13:42 pm PDT #23482 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I may have been thinking of Palmetto bugs. The last time I saw an enormous flying roach, I just about lost my mind. I was babysitting, so in someone else's house, and it was late at night. YIKES.
Juliebird - Jun 09, 2009 5:14:28 pm PDT #23483 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
cereal that I'm not eating: just looked it up, because these guys were flying, and I think they're brown/wood cockroaches, which fits my setting, and they become active in June and July. Tomorrow's project, fixing the cats windows screen. Right now it's a big gaping door, apparently with flashing neon saying "Eat at Joe's"
lisah - Jun 09, 2009 5:15:59 pm PDT #23484 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Those are not roaches. Trust me. Roaches...scurry.
That's what I think too! I have experienced the scurrying kind. shudder.
ION, also gross, oh elderly dog! Why must you pee on the kitchen floor right after I have mopped it? And right after I've taken you out? Why???
sarameg - Jun 09, 2009 5:18:58 pm PDT #23485 of 30000
I got it at Ace, a new neighborhood franchise that ordered a batch when I asked about it. A lot of people ended up buying it: they ordered a case, half was gone when I went to pick it up a day later. It isn't that uncommon, though. I just didn't see it at HD or Lowes on the shelf.
First time I voluntarily conquered a roach was when I was 19 and babysitting. No one else there to save the kid, so I dropped a 20 lb english compendium on it. And left it in the middle of the room for the mom to deal with.
Unfortunately, there's just me to deal now, so I am.
Juliebird - Jun 09, 2009 5:20:59 pm PDT #23486 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The Silverfish tend to be almost transluscent, while the house centipede is far too creepily visible (crawling in the blue glow of the TV in a dark room). All those legs ::shudder:: and the fuckers are fast.
Zenkitty - Jun 09, 2009 5:22:15 pm PDT #23487 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
eeeew. stop talking about roaches. it'll summon them. i can handle anything but spiders and roaches. i don't care what they're called, i call them all eeeewwkillitkillit.
bugs
lisah - Jun 09, 2009 5:24:30 pm PDT #23488 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
The multi legged things are my doomer bugs.
EWWWWWWWWW Disgusting Terminix commercial with swarming and sound effects just came on. blehhhhhhhhhhh
Now I'm all itchy!
msbelle - Jun 09, 2009 5:29:22 pm PDT #23489 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
the bug site says Palmetto bugs are only in the deep south and the other things that are like them are American roaches.
I guess I'll look locally to see if anyone has it, then I'll seek out hardware stores in the more whole foody neighborhoods. I bet the hardware store by my brother has it.
Barb - Jun 09, 2009 5:37:53 pm PDT #23490 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Big ass flying roaches are palmetto bugs. No matter where I'm at, Palmetto bugs I learned them as, Palmetto bugs are what I kill. With great glee and relish.
(I have to be the roach killer in the household-- Lewis can't deal with them. However, he's much better at coping with snakes. I'm a total Indiana Jones about the snakes.)