Roaches in the brooder

[Alexander2000]

Thanks!!

 

[aart]

I’m sure many live under a wooden deck part of the run, but I can’t do much about that.

 

[Tesumph]

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Eh. I don’t have the help, it’s a bigger project than it seems. If I were going to use this run for longer than a couple months, I would tear it up.

 

[aart]

I could place edible poisons under there but then they come out and die and get eaten by the birds.

They could drag the poison in from outside the run too.
Tough situation.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I thought sevin stopped working once wet. I also thought it was carbaryl that was the agent in it. Carbaryl was just banned in Canada, but DE is still available.

 

[aart]

Carbaryl was just banned in Canada,

Totally banned.....or just for food animals/plants??

 

[nminusyplusm]

Try DE. Run it along the outside of the brooder area so that the dust doesn't bother the chicks. Here in Canada it's actually sold as a roach killer.

DE doesn't work for roaches... and I'm not sure it works for anything at all.

 

[aart]

and I'm not sure it works for anything at all.

Grain mites in feed.....tho it can take a couple days for total eradication.
That and draining money from peoples pockets.

 

[nminusyplusm]

Big dark winged ones, small scuttling red ones, and everything in between

Are you seeing any that are large reddish lighter roaches with wings and large dark wingless? I don't know if they've invaded Houston yet but the Turkestan cockroach is quickly displacing other species of roaches in NM. If that sounds like what you have then they are easy to trap because they don't climb well. A smooth plastic bucket with a little water or cat food will lure them in and they can't get out.

 

[Tesumph]

Are you seeing any that are large reddish lighter roaches with wings and large dark wingless? I don't know if they've invaded Houston yet but the Turkestan cockroach is quickly displacing other species of roaches in NM. If that sounds like what you have then they are easy to trap because they don't climb well. A smooth plastic bucket with a little water or cat food will lure them in and they can't get out.

You got me googling cockroach identification.. *shudder*
After consulting google I believe I have only “smoky brown” roaches, both the adults and nymphs, who I incorrectly thought were a different kind.
They definitely have no trouble climbing.