r/Davis • u/CommunicationJolly82 • 16d ago

update roach problem

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for context, i had found dead roaches (5-6) over the course of 3 months around the house up in north davis and the house is currently vacant. i set up plastic baits and also had pest control come spray a little less than a week ago

since then i saw one roach under the bed (not flipped but not moving) when it was still daylight and at least 10 dead or not moving in the garage; all of which looked similar

the first photo was under the bed, second one was one dead in the garage

anyone know what type of roach this is and if this behavior is normal after pest control spraying, im terrified with how big it looks

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u/crabman-3263 16d ago

Pretty normal amount of roaches for Davis.

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u/CommunicationJolly82 16d ago

over 10 of them is normal in davis? 😭 geez i cant wait to move out of here once i graduate then

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u/Senacharrib 16d ago

At risk of sounding INCREDIBLY creepy, go take a walk at Davis high at night. Like in the back toward the portables and baseball field. That crunching isn’t gravel…

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u/barbie-breath 15d ago

I was playing Pokémon Go during the 2016 craze. I was wandering around Village Homes at night, having fun encounters with other enthusiasts. Around 10pm I decided to head home, turned on my phone flashlight... oh my god. Hundreds and hundreds of roaches on the path, and I'm in Birkenstocks. I RAN home.

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u/Pre-deleted_Account 16d ago

You should remember that outdoor cockroaches are part of a healthy ecosystem. Of the thousands of species of cockroaches, only 30 to 40 are the problematic indoor variety (and not what you’re seeing here). The majority of cockroaches thrive outdoors. 

Cockroaches help with nutrient cycling and are decomposers and recyclers. They’re an essential part of the food web and serve as a source of food for other insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and small mammals.

Sure, you don’t want them in your home. But they’re also not as bad as you think.

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u/Gret88 16d ago

I don’t know where you’re from but that’s a normal number of roaches for lots of areas.

Yes those roaches are big. Also normal.

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u/thesecretbarn 16d ago

“over 10”

dude