do roaches bite?

[Epic]

The screen covering my Dubias worked itself off of a few staples. The screen was hanging down touching the egg crates in my raoch bin. I've found quite a few adults running around my room. The other night, my girlfriend and I were half asleep when I felt a roach crawl up my chest to my face. Disgusting. Do roaches bite humans? If so, do they leave a mark? I've had some restless nights recently.

 

[Ihaggerty1313]

Oh man... That must have been screwed up. Half asleep and the Filepe' comes up for a closer look! Especially when your not expecting it. :shock:

Don't sweat it though. B. Dubia won't bite you. BTW... cut a piece of mesh bigger than the hole you have. Hot glue gun it on. and cut the access off. Works nicely.

-Ian
http://www.theroachranch.com

 

[Ryan Maguire]

My Dubia have never bitten me, don't think they will either.

My blaberus fusca on the other hand have sharp spikes on their legs which can give ya a cut!~

You also might want to make some adjustments to your bin if you have lots of escapes.. because if you live in a tropical area they WILL infest your house..

 

[Ihaggerty1313]

You also might want to make some adjustments to your bin if you have lots of escapes.. because if you live in a tropical area they WILL infest your house..

I don't disagree w/ you much Ryan but I have to 1/2 disagree w/ you on this last statement. Now I know you sorta just generalized "Tropical places" and I do agree w/ you on that. As for the U.S. Tropical Roaches can't infest a house here in North America. I've had this discussion w/ an entimologist before. It's only a theory and too many factors need to be in place. However he did tell me that there is one sub-tropical climate within North America that is perfect for Tropical Roaches. The Everglades. I think we should bring this to The Mythbusters... you?

-Ian
http://www.theroachranch.com

 

[Epic]

I think an email to Mythbuster is in order!

Thanks for the heads up. No changes are neccassary. I noticed the issue and corrected it. It may not look the best, but the screen is now on TOP, not underneath the lid. Just in case. I am also going to go all crazy paranoid and staple, tape, and hot glue the thing on their. I may even throw in some zip-ties to add to the mix. LOL.

 

[Ihaggerty1313]

Hey if it makes you feel any better, last night I had an adult male run right up the sleeve on my sweatshirt and my t-shirt. I was jumping all around cuz I'm ticklish.

Do yourself a favor. Don't do any roach ranching after you've had a few too many wobbly pops!

-Ian
http://www.theroachranch.com