Best roach barrier?

[Jimbob]

I'm sorry this has probably been asked so many times, but answers seem to be all over the place... is there a roach barrier that doesn't need reapplied regularly? Would really like to find something that lasts a very long time. I think I heard shipping tape works well somewhere?

 

[Bob Lee]

What type of roach are you keeping?

Generally speaking it's easier to just get a lid and hot glue mesh screen onto it.

If you need something inside the container, rubbing alcohol and baby powder are really good barriers, tapes can also work.

 

[Jimbob]

What type of roach are you keeping?

Generally speaking it's easier to just get a lid and hot glue mesh screen onto it.

If you need something inside the container, rubbing alcohol and baby powder are really good barriers, tapes can also work.

I do this already, I'm mostly concerned about red-head roaches(Oxyhaloa deusta) and lobster roaches. Nymphs can pass through scree .

 

[mantisfan101]

Any roach barrier will wear out over time. Vaseline or ptfe seems to work best. Nonetheless the best barrier would be a good, tight fitting lid

 

[basin79]

I keep my large livefood tub in the bath. Granted I don't have roaches (crickets, meal/morio worms) in there but keeping the massive tub in the bath lets me keep the lid off so it doesn't get damp. Not sure if those roaches could climb out of a bath.

 

[MasterOogway]

I use vaseline mainly, and it works wonders. Cleanup isn't my favorite, but it's not often I have to mess with it.

 

[Dry Desert]

I'm sorry this has probably been asked so many times, but answers seem to be all over the place... is there a roach barrier that doesn't need reapplied regularly? Would really like to find something that lasts a very long time. I think I heard shipping tape works well somewhere?

Aluminium tape works wonders and doesn,t need renewing. It's similar to kitchen foil but on a roll and a lot thicker. You can purchase in good hardware /DIY stores. Make sure you purchase the widest tape, comes in two sizes. It's all I,ve ever used without problems.

 

[Jimbob]

Aluminium tape works wonders and doesn,t need renewing. It's similar to kitchen foil but on a roll and a lot thicker. You can purchase in good hardware /DIY stores. Make sure you purchase the widest tape, comes in two sizes. It's all I,ve ever used without problems.

I actually have some laying around, can you show a picture of it applied by any chance? I guess the idea is to make it sticky enough that they can't cross, but do a lot get stuck to it?

 

[Jimbob]

Any roach barrier will wear out over time. Vaseline or ptfe seems to work best. Nonetheless the best barrier would be a good, tight fitting lid

Well that's a given haha, but those roach species have particularly tiny nymphs, small enough to pass through screen and they climb fast. So I need something to keep them from reaching the top where the ventilation is.

 

[Dry Desert]

I actually have some laying around, can you show a picture of it applied by any chance? I guess the idea is to make it sticky enough that they can't cross, but do a lot get stuck to it?

Aluminium tape as I said yesterday is like kitchen foil but on a roll.As it is a tape by definition it is smooth on one side with a sticky back, like any tape. Just peel the backing paper off and apply to the top area inside the enclosure, it doesn't have to be at the very top, down inside a couple of inches is okay. Roaches / crickets etc cannot climb across the smooth aluminium. Better add - make sure you don't have any egg crates etc. resting against the tape, and don't leave any gaps where it joins the next piece, best to overlap slightly on any edges / joints. Make sure you use proper aluminium tape, not the cloth type that is silver/ aluminium colored.

 

[Jimbob]

Aluminium tape as I said yesterday is like kitchen foil but on a roll.As it is a tape by definition it is smooth on one side with a sticky back, like any tape. Just peel the backing paper off and apply to the top area inside the enclosure, it doesn't have to be at the very top, down inside a couple of inches is okay. Roaches / crickets etc cannot climb across the smooth aluminium. Better add - make sure you don't have any egg crates etc. resting against the tape, and don't leave any gaps where it joins the next piece, best to overlap slightly on any edges / joints. Make sure you use proper aluminium tape, not the cloth type that is silver/ aluminium colored.

No intention to be a smartass when I say, unless there is some sort of special property to aluminum that repels roaches, then they will be able to climb it. They're not like crickets or most roaches that struggle with smooth surfaces, these guys can run up a slick plastic/metal surface no different than running on flat land.

 

[mantisfan101]

Well that's a given haha, but those roach species have particularly tiny nymphs, small enough to pass through screen and they climb fast. So I need something to keep them from reaching the top where the ventilation is.

What species are we talking about here?

 

[Dry Desert]

What species are we talking about here?

I think the guy is talking about Red headed and Lobster roaches. @Jimbob, most plastic/ metal surfaces/ some tape will have tiny microscopic pits on the surface that allow for a foothold I think that even glass unless it's good quality and spotlessly clean can afford a foothold. A double width of al. tape should be okay.

 

[mantisfan101]

I just applied a layer of vaseline for the read heads. Worked well but kept wearing off after a week or so.