[Vision2020] Roaches, was tunnels

[Saundra Lund]

Ellen wrote:

"I think the only roaches in Moscow live in the tunnels under the UI."

 

Is it possible we've got the only considerate roaches in the world?

 

I've never seen a roach either, but back in the Dark Ages, I had a friend
who worked in student housing or something like that.  She said that
constantly had problems in student housing on campus with roaches and lots
of other nasty bugs . . . it seemed they were illegal immigrants hitching
rides in the baggage of students arriving from around the country and from
around the world.  About the time they'd get things taken care of, it would
be time for a new semester, and the plague would start again.

 

While I've never seen a roach, I wish the same was true about earwigs!
<shiver>  They are way worse, IMHO, than the hissing cockroaches we saw in
the UI Entomology lab with one of my daughter's classes or activities!  I
actually thought those hissing cockroaches were way cool, although my
opinion would almost certainly change if I saw one on my floor  J

 

 

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Ellen Roskovich
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:20 AM
To: Sunil Ramalingam
Cc: vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Roaches, was tunnels

 

Sunil. . . I think the only roaches in Moscow live in the tunnels under the
UI.  And this is a good thing. . .  and we should all hope they stay there.
They are HUGE!!  and they hiss.  One of my son's classmates brought some to
class for "show and tell".  They ended up as classroom "pets" and I think
they fed them cornflakes.  I can't imagine stepping on one. Yuck.
 
Ellen A. Roskovich
 

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From: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:17:11 -0800
Subject: [Vision2020] Roaches, was tunnels

Janesta,

I've never seen a roach in Moscow.  This is the second time I've heard a
roach story here, but I've still escaped them.

In Malaysia we had Periplaneta americanas, which would fly around outside
and inside, and many other varieties. In Davis we had smaller, non-flying
roaches, and I was relieved not to find them here.

Now I guess I had better start looking around more carefully.

Sunil

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:48:44 -0800
From: janesta at gmail.com
To: lfalen at turbonet.com
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Tunnels

In 1978, I went into the tunnels, as I was working for a company that had a
contracted job down there.

It was heebie-jeebie time... HUGE cockroaches, in my imagination now, they
are as big as Madagascar Beetles! HA!!   I did not think those critters
existed in Idaho because of the cold. 

It was big down there, and there was evidence of people visiting for non
work purposes. I don't have a clue how to get to them anymore. It was quite
an exciting part of the job.

Janesta

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