Pest Identification

[Tom2634]

Anyone know what this is? There's a few running around our kitchen. I'm in central minnesota. Appreciate any help. Pics aren't great, just snapped em quick, can try again if better are needed.

 

[Cuddly Cobalt]

is that a roach?

 

[Dreadz]

that looks like a bad sign, its a German roach. The kind that infest your house.

 

[Tom2634]

Yeah, thought they might be roaches but i'd never actually seen one thanks. Good news is these are in my apartment and i'm moving out in two days...

 

[Necromion]

Yeah, thought they might be roaches but i'd never actually seen one thanks. Good news is these are in my apartment and i'm moving out in two days...

unfortuantly even though your moving out, you could bring them with you. they are not easy to get rid of and depending on the severity of the infestation it could take years to get rid of them all, considering that alot of pesticides can be ineffective on these things. my recommendation is that as you pack your things have them professionally fumigated, and throughly inspect your things inside and out for stow aways (you can be surprised where they can get into, Ive seen them in phones, tvs, etc...). I will wish you luck with your move and hope you dont bring any with you.

 

[ZephAmp]

Blattella germanica.
And one of them is expecting babies...

 

[ZergFront]

Yup, German roaches. I had an infestation in my old home. You basically have to clean the house to the last crumb to get rid of them.

There is this product that looks like a "Roach Hotel" bait trap but contains a fungus called Metarrhizium. It attaches to roaches and slowly kills them and sends out spores that kill more roaches that come into contact with the carcass.

We tried chemicals, but there is always those few that live to reproduce stronger roaches.

 

[Obelisk]

Last year, I had a bunch of P. americana dwelling in my garage. In my experience, roaches tend to go crazy for oranges. So I got a plastic bag, coated the inside with olive oil (to keep them from climbing back up), and put it over a small waste basket with a couple of sliced oranges inside. The next day I probably had over 10 roaches in there. The day after that I had all the roaches from my garage in there, except for 1 or two that wouldn't take the bait. I just used stuff that I already had, and it was very effective.

 

[Cuddly Cobalt]

Last year, I had a bunch of P. americana dwelling in my garage. In my experience, roaches tend to go crazy for oranges. So I got a plastic bag, coated the inside with olive oil (to keep them from climbing back up), and put it over a small waste basket with a couple of sliced oranges inside. The next day I probably had over 10 roaches in there. The day after that I had all the roaches from my garage in there, except for 1 or two that wouldn't take the bait. I just used stuff that I already had, and it was very effective.

bravo, that is ingenious what you did:clap: congrats

 

[Obelisk]

bravo, that is ingenious what you did:clap: congrats

Yep, it makes me feel all good inside, like I've contributed something to society. I mention it to people often, just to remind people of my accomplishment.

 

[Cuddly Cobalt]

Yep, it makes me feel all good inside, like I've contributed something to society. I mention it to people often, just to remind people of my accomplishment.

put it into your portfolio for a job application