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Cockroachesoriginally sent 12/23/2007) Strange Looking Bug
Hello Bugman,
I live in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on an island called Mustique. I was cleaning up outside when I saw this strange looking bug. At first I thought it was two bugs fighting with each other but on a closer look I think the bug was actually climbing out of its shell. Am I right? Is this a cockroach? Thank you for such a great site.
Tanya Clarijs
Hi Tanya,
Sorry we were unable to answer or post your letter originally. You are correct. This is a newly molted Cockroach. Its color will darken as its new exoskeleton hardens.
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Comments 1
We found a beach house a few doors down from where I grew up in Hermosa Beach, and, it was spotless, even though it was an old, old beach cottage. We rented it and the first night there we got up to see to our new baby, turned on the light and cockroaches were everywhere, families of them. Grossed us out. We were more than just a little upset, it was creepy, and we felt it dangerous to our baby’s health. A neighbor in her brand new home next door had the same problem, and had read up on them at the library, telling us what she learned. To get rid of them, wash everything in borax powder, using it in your final rinse (just like recommended for final rinses for baby clothing and diapers), as the cockroaches (and other bugs) have microscopic hairs on their legs and bodies, and will track the Borax powder back to where they live, and eventually, over a short period of time (not overnight), they will die as it dries dries up their protective coatings and they die from that happening. It kills a lot of bugs, bed bugs, spiders, etc. It is inexpensive and so safe. It helps in fire protection as well. We put it everywhere, under our house even to the point it looked as though it had snowed there. We put it under our beds, between the matress pad and the mattress’s, between the mattress’s, up on closet shelves, along basebords, working it into the carpeting there so it doesn’t show, down in our couches, chairs, and under them as well. Put it up in your attic, on the floor of your closets, under your sinks, and on shelves in your kitchen and bathroom. If you don’t want it to be seen there, just disolve some in water and wipe down your cupboards. Put it under your stove and refrigerator as well and for the dorm problem, put up a bulletin board alert and hold a day for everyone to do the same, it will save you a lot of heart ache and the yuck factor will be way down. You’ll all smell a lot better as well if you put a bit in the final rinse of your bedding and clothing. Ha. It helps your clothing and bedding last longer as well.
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