Egg size depends on the species. Those big tree roaches (Palmetto bugs for
you FL folks) have an egg case about 3/8" long, dark brown. Who knows what
the German cockroach eggs look like. They're almost microscopic when they
hatch. I know this from recent experience!

For dry foodstuffs, you can microwave it when you bring it on the boat, but
obviously this doesn't work with metal stuff. I've also heard that when you
store rice, flour, etc., seal up a little piece of dry ice with it and the
CO2 will kill them. However, how many of us carry dry ice in the real world?

There are some roach baits out there that claim to sterilize the little
buggers so that they don't make eggs, or at least they don't hatch.

"Julian" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to kill the eggs before they hatch? The tip
about no cardboard boxes on the boat is a good one that I
have heard often. Another piece of advice I read once is to
also be careful of paper labels on tins; apparently roaches
also like to lay their eggs behind these if the label isn't
well stuck on so it can be a good idea to take off such labels.

If there was a way to kill eggs before they hatch then I have
such a hate of roaches that I would seriously consider
creating a decontamination chamber on deck somewhere
and try to process any material coming onto the boat in case
there were eggs in it. (I guess I might exclude guests from this
procedure, especially if it involved noxious gasses).

Does anyone have any thoughts on killing eggs? Is it possible?
Also, what does a roach egg look like? In particular, how big
are they?

- Julian.

"Keith" wrote in message
...


For dry foodstuffs, you can microwave it when you bring it on the boat,
but
obviously this doesn't work with metal stuff. I've also heard that when
you
store rice, flour, etc., seal up a little piece of dry ice with it and the
CO2 will kill them. However, how many of us carry dry ice in the real
world?


There are plenty of truly airtight containers available into which you can
transfer dry goods before bringing them aboard. The simplest and best are
Ball canning jars, if you don't have little kids who can't manage glass
safely. In addition to the usual ring and cap lids, which are really meant
for canning, they also make plastic lids to fit both sizes of jars. In the
same section of the supermarket, you can usually find funnels made
especially to fit the jars, to make it much easier to pour stuff into them.

"Keith" wrote in message ...
Egg size depends on the species. Those big tree roaches (Palmetto bugs for
you FL folks) have an egg case about 3/8" long, dark brown.

Aarghh!!! I'm almost afraid to ask, but how big is an adult tree roach?

- Julian

Those big tree roaches (Palmetto bugs for
you FL folks) have an egg case about 3/8" long, dark brown.

Aarghh!!! I'm almost afraid to ask, but how big is an adult tree roach?

I think the record is about 1 1/2" (some bug spray company has an annual
contest) but they certainly look a lot bigger when they are walking across the
ceiling over the bed.
It is technically called the American Cockroach. Take that you wimpy German and
Asian "also ran" bugs!
Just be happy we don't have those 3" hissing mo' fo's

Aarghh!!! I'm almost afraid to ask, but how big is an adult tree roach?

I think the record is about 1 1/2"

Oh yeah ... and they can fly. I'm not talking about a glide down from the wall.
I mean take off from the floor and land on the wall.
They don't have the barrel roll skill of a fly though so they can't land on the
ceiling.

funny... I bet they grow bigger from that solar flare.

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:34:21 +0100, "Julian"
wrote:

"Keith" wrote in message ...
Egg size depends on the species. Those big tree roaches (Palmetto bugs for
you FL folks) have an egg case about 3/8" long, dark brown.

Aarghh!!! I'm almost afraid to ask, but how big is an adult tree roach?

Most of the big ones I see are about 2 inches, maybe a bit bigger if I
was generous with the antennae and wing tips.

The ones who land on you when you least expect are around 4 inches
and even bigger when it's dark, I swear....but if I pin mounted one of
these huge beasts and put a measure to it... it might be a bit over 2.

....now the wharf roaches in Fiji. They are as big as puppy dogs.

Most of the big ones I see are about 2 inches, maybe a bit bigger if I
was generous with the antennae and wing tips.

The official measurement for the bug contest is from the front of the head to
the wing tips and it sounds like you had a contender!

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