Jim Harmon, I very much appreciate this description of treatment. If nothing else, I'll use it to scare my horticulture coworkers into doing a more thorough job. The truth is we already have cockroaches in a few buildings, I'm just trying to limit the spread, and sometimes it feels like I'm the only one thinking about it.
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 9:02 PM 'AOL MAIL' via MuseumPests < [email protected]> wrote: > I deal with this species daily. The roaches are in the planting mulch in > the pots. Get the plants out and wash away the soil. All pots should be > empty and all soil heat treated to 145 f for 4 hours or frozen for a week. > Then you can pot the plants. Keep pots off ground and apply cockroach bait > gel to the legs/ rollers monthly. Magnetic roach gel is great and only > boric acid. You can also set bait stations for roaches thru out the > areas... > Jim harmon > California pest management > > Sent from AOL on Android > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp> > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 5:16 PM, Matthew Mickletz > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jef, > > I’ll give a try at helping you out. I’m new into the world of > horticultural IPM, but have had to inspect a few truckloads of plants from > California and Florida. > > When we scout the plants for pests, we’re usually finding insects harmful > to the plant. Occasionally we’ll get an anole lizard pop out and fire ants > in the soil. At any rate, our tactic is pesticide application. Not always > something everyone wants to jump to do, which is understandable. Tom’s > suggestion of baiting is definitely something to consider doing they are > where they are. > > So, you could, before the plants go to their destination (a location away > from animals and people) have the plants sprayed and/or drenched by a > licensed pesticide applicator. There is a restricted entry interval (REI) > that will pass after a certain amount of time depending on what’s used, > then you’re good to go and be around the plants - ranges from a few hours > to 24 hours. > > I’ll gladly pass this to colleagues with a bit more experience and get > back to you with more ideas! Especially since I’m typing on my phone in a > parking lot haha! > > Best, > Matt Mickletz > > Longwood Gardens > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 29, 2024, at 15:26, Jef Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > My situation is probably different from most of you, as the collection I > protect consists of live animals. I work in a zoo, and read all of your > posts with bemused interest. I'm posting because I'm wondering if anyone > here knows of a standard protocol for ensuring live plants are not hosting > structural pests before they are moved from place to place. > > My concern is that plants that are in place temporarily in a building > infested with American, Australian, and Surinam cockroaches, will serve as > habitat for these insects, and spread them to new places when those plants > are installed in a new building. I'm wondering if I need to research what > port inspectors do to prevent pest introductions with transcontinental > commerce, or if there is something available in the plant nursery industry. > > I asked our horticulture curator, and did some basic googling, but I > didn't get too much from those resources. > > Sorry if this is out of the usual parameters of this group, but I admire > your expertise and attention to detail and thought it was worth a try. > > Jef C Taylor > IPM specialist > Zoo New England > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2Bqio8WxomPucr%2BbcQcdHvtxzRQtG%3DJhpu4FhGuZaY%3D5Rc7jOQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2Bqio8WxomPucr%2BbcQcdHvtxzRQtG%3DJhpu4FhGuZaY%3D5Rc7jOQ%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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CCE39BD4-C1E3-4986-A056-D2589C22AE72%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CCE39BD4-C1E3-4986-A056-D2589C22AE72%40gmail.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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/1979488057.1382689.1706580163849%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/1979488057.1382689.1706580163849%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. 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