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In article <1992Oct7.032116.8013@phx.mcd.mot.com>, saj@phx.mcd.mot.com (Steve James) writes:
> 
> Someone recently inquired in this group about using pet-shop geckos
> to control household roaches.  I tried this approach after reading
> an editorial letter published in section A of the Wall Street Journal
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> If you have enjoyed this account, and wish to hear other epics
> of "human vs. roach", let me know by return EM.  If enough 
> interest is expressed, I have two more tales to tell.  One is
> about a bizarre experiment with boric acid, and the other
> is about the "final solution".
> thx/saj
> 
> 
 I am curious. When I lived in Chicago, I found that boric acid WAS the final 
solution for taking care of roaches.. Let's hear some tales. Here's one from me.

At Californial Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, an experiment was performed
in the early 60's on some Cuban roaches which were supposed to be one of the largest in
existence. Apparently, some droppings were placed in a trash can, and now they
are underneath the science building. As of 1983, they were still there, at least a zillion
of them, scaring the crap
out of students who walk into the labs at night to work on a project, only to find them
dropping off of counters, etc. Fast critters, they were. At any rate, one Thanksgiving, 
a roach got stuck on some duct tape in the physics labs. Physicists being the curious
types, placed him in a mayonaisse jar, poked a few holes in the top, and left him...
over Christmas break. When they came back, Enrique (his adopted name) was still as
active as a hungry roach in mayonaisse jar, to coin a phrase. When they droppered some water
in the jar, Enrique ran over and immediately sucked up the entire amount. So they dropped
in a small chunk of peanut butter.... Same results... So they left a huge chunk in the jar,
along with plenty of water.. Went home for the day. Then next day.. Guess what????

Enrique had eaten until his stomach exploded.. Perhaps the solution to the roach
problem is to place open jars of peanut butter around the house. Sort of like a 
Roach Cafe........