Roach

May 16th, 2006, 9:38 am PDT by Kat

Almost forgot. Saw my first NC roach today. Had to wake up at 5:30 to get to school to set up traps (it was already light by the time I got to school, but I was on the first bus in!). Was brushing my teeth when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something move. There it was, in the bathtub. A large cockroach. I figured I’d try to fling it into the toilet and flush it. Got a piece of cardboard and leaned in the scoop it up, and it scuttled out of the way with the speed of a hummingbird! Crap! Now what! I could squish it! I grabbed the heaviest thing I could find, a CLR bottle from under the sink. I hit it with what I thought was a lot of force. Nope, still alive looking like nothing happened. Dammit! It was now getting late and I had to catch my bus. So, what did I do? I left it in the bathtub and left a note for Greg that it was in there so he wouldn’t inadvertently join it in the tub! Apparently he was able to squish it with the CLR bottle. Bug spray is being added to the shopping list.

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4 Responses to “Roach”

  1. Paul Says:
    May 16th, 2006 at 12:08 pm

    Oooh! Wildlife! 🙂

    I was reading this blog and thought of you. (Another crazy bird person…)

    http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/

  2. Greg Says:
    May 16th, 2006 at 9:35 pm

    A large cockroach.

    I don’t think she does it justice. It was probably about an inch and a half long (body only). Plus legs and antenae.

  3. Yoko Says:
    May 21st, 2006 at 10:21 am

    I find vacuum cleaners are an effective means of removing unwanted visitors…of course, you need to remember to acclimatize the bug to the sound of the vacuum so it doesn’t freak out.

  4. Kat Says:
    May 22nd, 2006 at 7:16 am

    The only vacuum we have (loaner from the old tenants) doesn’t have a hose and is bagless! Not good for removal of unwatned visitors! Need to get a better bug-removing vacuum!