Why do Roaches like my soap!

[madpiano]

lol, glad I am not too fussed about creepy crawlies. We don't have many here in London (they propably drown in all that rain), but they were everywhere in Tenerife. Walking home from the pub at night was just like walking on cornflakes - crunch crunch crunch.

Those of you overrun with them, how about keeping some useful pets ? Iguanas, Geckos, Small Snakes and possibly cats come to mind ? ok, apart from cats some people find those icky in their own way, but a gecko in your soap room would be cool ?

 

[digit]

I saw those bugs when I lived in NC, except they didn't call them cockroaches but Palmetto Bugs. Sounds exotic, huh? It was a big effing flying roach!!!

While in the Southern states, the best defense I found was the use of boric acid. The brand name was Roach-Pruf powder. I believe there are several boric acid formulations out on the market.

Here is a link that helps explain the use of boric acid. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef614.asp