Hello, in Peru we tend to associate small German cockroaches with kitchens (especially restaurant kitchens) - mostly due to kitchen grease and animal fat leftovers or remains of fried foods. Our American cockroaches are more sewer and garden related. Is there any chance you have old cooking exhaust pipes nearby with leftover grease or a nearby restaurant kitchen?
Best, Angelica Sent from my Samsung Galaxy A30S on Movistar On Sat, 15 Jan 2022, 21:05 Alex Roach, <alexro...@modifiedatmospheres.com.au> wrote: > Hi > We have seen cockroaches emerge from floor waste drains that have dried > out (there's an s-bend between the drain and the sewer line which needs to > be refilled occasionally), but the most common entry is with cardboard > boxes carrying cleaning supplies, etc. > Best wishes > Alex > > *Alex Roach* > *Director* > Modified Atmospheres > *M:* 0414 663 472 > ABN: 66 164 577 557 > > > On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 23:40, Pollack, Richard J < > richard_poll...@harvard.edu> wrote: > >> 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 <http://www.ehs.harvard.edu>* >> >> 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. >> 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 >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8397EE5E-C706-4FFC-A906-F4AE7B81DB3A%40harvard.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CAOt7HWCQJY0wuzkdezm%3DiVN9RBFe2_FqkcDwsWRFLdpaOEtSHQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAOt7HWCQJY0wuzkdezm%3DiVN9RBFe2_FqkcDwsWRFLdpaOEtSHQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAAJvYjVb539yVq6qqMGPKhV-akMzzXFQzKXigNHstz8uGY7Szg%40mail.gmail.com.
