Roach Room... and Cedar

[AbraxasComplex]

So I have a sauna in my house that is no longer in use. I was thinking of getting an oil convection heater to keep this 8'x3' room warm. I would have atleast two large feeder bins since the room contains seating that works great as leveled racks.


But my concern is the room is lined with cedar. I know the oils in cedar can cause problems for arthropods such as fleas and mites, would it have an adverse affect on roachs (primarily), or superworms?

The superworms would be in a nearly sealed bin, but the roaches would have some ventilation. The house was built more than 20 years ago (1984) and the room does not smell like cedar anymore, the wood seems quite old. Would any more oils be released by the constant heat (only about 72-74'F), and possible humidity from the containers?

 

[CT9A]

Don't take my word for it, but I would think that it would be safe,
considering that the house is old,
and that the bugs are in an almost-fully sealed container


Hope this helps. -CT9A

 

[AbraxasComplex]

I thought so too, I had a bin that had superworm beetles and sow bugs in there for a while with no problems. I think I'll take a small container with different sized roaches for a couple weeks and see how they fare.

 

[blazetown]

I would assume that as long as you can't smell cedar fumes that the oils would be dried up.

 

[arachyd]

There is a big difference between giving them cedar bedding that they are in physical contact with and being in the same room as cedar. Many forests have evergreens with aromatic oils and lots of species of roaches live near them without a problem. I would think they'd be fine in the room. If you are really worried about it put a test bin in there for a few weeks and see what happens.

 

[joshuai]

hello carpenter here the cedar would be safe by now for sure