Adie, In my experience, German cockroaches are rarely associated with plumbing. They may occasionally accumulate around a drain for moisture, but they wouldn’t arise from the sewer lines below. I’d wager that these roaches were stowaways on supplies brought in during construction or thereafter. -Rich
Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Office: 617-495-2995 Cell: 617-447-0763 www.ehs.harvard.edu richard_poll...@harvard.edu<mailto:richard_poll...@harvard.edu> linkedin.com/in/richard-pollack-6818997<https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-pollack-6818997> From: 'Adrian Doyle' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: "pestlist@googlegroups.com" <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 6:20 AM To: "pestlist@googlegroups.com" <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] German Cockroach Hello folks we have found German cockroach nymphs in a new build/refurbishment project where we have not found any before. Has anyone else come across them as we suspect they have either come in with the materials or made their way up through the sewers? we rarely find them at the BM Estate, London regards Adie Adrian M Doyle is currently working from home but is available via e mail on ado...@britishmuseum.org or via the work mobile Work mobile: 07813 363292 Mr Adrian (Adie ) Doyle Integrated Pest Manager Department of Property and Facilities Management British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG UK -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/AS8PR02MB662992E2394220EE6C9EF160DD539%40AS8PR02MB6629.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_AS8PR02MB662992E2394220EE6C9EF160DD539-2540AS8PR02MB6629.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=1kESryMrG32b1FhS_kBHliwnmdQJGT3rgaGMJ5_7AFWG8ZX4M-kuxsySefhH2HUX&s=BGUXYMSk6GlfEaM8S4zUIjPl-0v_xXS16IhEguq5Qow&e=>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8397EE5E-C706-4FFC-A906-F4AE7B81DB3A%40harvard.edu.
