Dubia's infesting in Texas?

[Mirandor]

I'm trying really hard to make a good case for a dubia roach colony, but my mom isn't budging. She thinks that they'll infest the house, and I thought that that wasn't possible, but I read somewhere on here that they can in Florida. Would that be possible in Texas? Has anyone had that problem here?

 

[DorkiTimmy]

Dubia will not infest in Texas. They cant breed or survive long outside of their containers! proven my garage heat is quite high most of the time which allows my dubia to produce massively and quickly. A few has escaped before both male and female and have found them dead after awhile together. Its quite hard for them to live outside of their built homes. So rest assure they wont infest that easily. Im in california btw.

 

[Soulwind]

It's not an impossibility that a male and female adult could both escape and actually breed, especially in warmer areas like Texas and Florida.

And I have had escapes before. I'll (very rarely) come across a free-roaming nymph, usually sluggish, dehydrated, and starving to death.

However, actual Infestation is highly unlikely. Dubia are NOT listed as one of the "pest" species of roach [out of the hundreds/thousands? of different roach species, only a few are listed as "pest" species].

The Dubia species is a very slow growing species (6 months from baby to adult). Unless your house is extra filthy with available food and moisture sources laying around in the open, any nymph escapee is most likely going to die long before reaching adulthood and being able to continue a breeding set.