Cockroach in ear

Nick-H · Aug 23rd, 2007, 23:47

I sleep under a mossie net anyway, so no trouble with flying cockroaches --- although from some of the reports here, there may be a possibility of them demolishing the net!

The usual method of cockroaches entering the house is through drains: if they water traps that is good for keeping the beasts, as well as the smells, out.

However, so-called 'fully air-conditioned' hotels, often have bathrooms with internal open windows onto a central atrium --- and that can be a veritable cockroach motorway!

Actually, like houseflies, in themselves they probably do very little harm to us. It's where they were walking before they came inside, without changing their shoes, that is the problem.

When I see them outside, I have nothing against them at all.

Gardener972 · Aug 24th, 2007, 03:29

They just sit watching you with their shifty eyes, waving their long antennae about, just DARING you to kill them. Gross creatures. What is their purpose on this earth anyways? Protein? Are their any countries that EAT them? Yikes!!!!

GauhatiBoy · Aug 24th, 2007, 03:45

Most Indian cockroaches are way too big to fit in a person's ear lol. You guys just got (un)lucky I guess.

Simmer cockroaches in vinegar. Then boil with butter, farina flour, pepper and salt to make a paste. Spread on buttered bread.

I bet cockroaches think WE"RE ugly lol

To be in harmony with nature, we need to love the birds, the bambis, the trees and even the cockroaches.

amyl · Aug 24th, 2007, 11:29

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Are their any countries that EAT them? Yikes!!!!

umm yea I think.......I see 'crickets' on offer in one of the restaurants outside my office. eating cockroaches is no far from eating crickets.

wonderwomanusa · Aug 24th, 2007, 11:42

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Cockroaches except in the most clean/expensive places you are likely to see a few, for instance when turning on the bathroom light at night at night. However hard we try, there will be some around. Unbeatable, so might as well accept.

Maybe unbeatable at a hotel or other public place, but boric acid will kill them in your home... slowly, it will wipe out the entire nest. PM me if you want instructions.

Gardener972 · Aug 24th, 2007, 12:16

Speaking of eating cockroaches... check this out! http://www.ephotozine.com/u13030/gallery/36256
I suppose if you sleep with your mouth open, you could taste a FRESH one!

Yes, to rid your house of cockroaches mix a teaspoon of boric acid with some jelly/jam and they all come to dine but die after a few hours. You can put a dab here and there along the baseboards of your house on a piece of foil or plastic. Just make sure the dog/cat or kids don't get near it. A small amount can be fatal.

Nick-H · Aug 24th, 2007, 12:35

Unbeatable for the traveler spending one or two nights in each place: for the home-owner, yes, they can certainly be kept at bay, although they will never be far away.

I think I said, water traps for drains (many Indian kitchens have a drain in the floor, very useful for washing it, and, of course all shower rooms do. Sometimes other rooms too) are good.

Keeping dirt and rubbish away from the house helps.

An occasional squirt of Hit down drains kills any that might be living in them, although unfortunately they come out to die!

Even in our old place (a 60-yr-old house) we never saw many indoors. Here I hope to see even fewer.

vargoje3 · Aug 24th, 2007, 12:48

The only time i was truly freaked out while sleeping in India was when i woke up w/ a rat sitting on my chest. Needless to say i took my trusty dog "runt" out rat hunting the next couple days to get rid of a few of em around the house.

Nick-H · Aug 24th, 2007, 13:22

Again, rats in the street is inevitable.

But rats in the house?

No Thanks!

vargoje3 · Aug 24th, 2007, 14:17

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Again, rats in the street is inevitable.

But rats in the house?

No Thanks!

Where i was living it was outside Pondy so no actually in the city and every night i would here them clamboring all around the kitchen. They even chewed right through my nalgene bottle which supposedly is so tough you can run over it w/ a car and it wont break.

Nick-H · Aug 24th, 2007, 16:13

The really big Indian rats (there's anothe name for them... can't remember) are like small dogs.

They wouldn't bother trying to get in your ear --- they'd just chew it off

capt_mahajan · Aug 24th, 2007, 16:15

bandicoots

amyl · Aug 24th, 2007, 21:45

ghoos ... in Marathi

They were quite infamous in making holes at the base of mud-walls of our old house. And they were nastier than rats for they had to be killed actively....as in....ambush with a stick in hand....whack! Mouse can be passively trapped in a cage. 'Bhaji' (pakora) mixed with poison was our 'favorite' item....FOR THEM.

GauhatiBoy · Aug 24th, 2007, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

The really big Indian rats (there's anothe name for them... can't remember) are like small dogs.

They wouldn't bother trying to get in your ear --- they'd just chew it off

MahaChua?

gautam · Aug 24th, 2007, 22:12

The remedy would be to have a cat as a pet. Cats love cockroaches it seems

Aug 23rd, 2007, 23:47	#61
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	I sleep under a mossie net anyway, so no trouble with flying cockroaches --- although from some of the reports here, there may be a possibility of them demolishing the net! The usual method of cockroaches entering the house is through drains: if they water traps that is good for keeping the beasts, as well as the smells, out. However, so-called 'fully air-conditioned' hotels, often have bathrooms with internal open windows onto a central atrium --- and that can be a veritable cockroach motorway! Actually, like houseflies, in themselves they probably do very little harm to us. It's where they were walking before they came inside, without changing their shoes, that is the problem. When I see them outside, I have nothing against them at all. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Aug 24th, 2007, 22:12	#75
gautam Super Mode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP Posts: 708	The remedy would be to have a cat as a pet. Cats love cockroaches it seems __________________ "Your thoughts could be your prison" My pics on flickr Kerela backwaters - by beach

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Aug 24th, 2007, 03:29	#62
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 330	They just sit watching you with their shifty eyes, waving their long antennae about, just DARING you to kill them. Gross creatures. What is their purpose on this earth anyways? Protein? Are their any countries that EAT them? Yikes!!!!

Aug 24th, 2007, 03:45	#63
GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	Most Indian cockroaches are way too big to fit in a person's ear lol. You guys just got (un)lucky I guess. Simmer cockroaches in vinegar. Then boil with butter, farina flour, pepper and salt to make a paste. Spread on buttered bread. I bet cockroaches think WE"RE ugly lol To be in harmony with nature, we need to love the birds, the bambis, the trees and even the cockroaches.

Aug 24th, 2007, 12:16	#66
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 330	Speaking of eating cockroaches... check this out! http://www.ephotozine.com/u13030/gallery/36256 I suppose if you sleep with your mouth open, you could taste a FRESH one! Yes, to rid your house of cockroaches mix a teaspoon of boric acid with some jelly/jam and they all come to dine but die after a few hours. You can put a dab here and there along the baseboards of your house on a piece of foil or plastic. Just make sure the dog/cat or kids don't get near it. A small amount can be fatal.

Aug 24th, 2007, 12:35	#67
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Unbeatable for the traveler spending one or two nights in each place: for the home-owner, yes, they can certainly be kept at bay, although they will never be far away. I think I said, water traps for drains (many Indian kitchens have a drain in the floor, very useful for washing it, and, of course all shower rooms do. Sometimes other rooms too) are good. Keeping dirt and rubbish away from the house helps. An occasional squirt of Hit down drains kills any that might be living in them, although unfortunately they come out to die! Even in our old place (a 60-yr-old house) we never saw many indoors. Here I hope to see even fewer.

Aug 24th, 2007, 12:48	#68
vargoje3 Fishing Master Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 177	The only time i was truly freaked out while sleeping in India was when i woke up w/ a rat sitting on my chest. Needless to say i took my trusty dog "runt" out rat hunting the next couple days to get rid of a few of em around the house.

Aug 24th, 2007, 13:22	#69
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Again, rats in the street is inevitable. But rats in the house? No Thanks!

Aug 24th, 2007, 16:13	#71
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	The really big Indian rats (there's anothe name for them... can't remember) are like small dogs. They wouldn't bother trying to get in your ear --- they'd just chew it off

Aug 24th, 2007, 16:15	#72
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,509	bandicoots

Aug 24th, 2007, 21:45	#73
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850	ghoos ... in Marathi They were quite infamous in making holes at the base of mud-walls of our old house. And they were nastier than rats for they had to be killed actively....as in....ambush with a stick in hand....whack! Mouse can be passively trapped in a cage. 'Bhaji' (pakora) mixed with poison was our 'favorite' item....FOR THEM.

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