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Post# 880792 , Reply# 2   5/14/2016 at 17:23 (2,915 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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The heat and chemicals would be too much for them and they would die. This is not to say they could not live AROUND a DW.
I did hear of roaches living in the ventilation system of a large dishwasher from a chemical rep I had at a former job. Eventually the entire dish machine and vent system had to be replaced for close to $200,000. WK78 |
Post# 880793 , Reply# 3   5/14/2016 at 17:43 (2,915 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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First.... EWWW.. Gross !
Second, When I had rental properties, one of the few times I had such a bug issue, they were apparently living under the door seal. It was a Westinghouse dishwasher, not that brand should matter. Anyway, I was planning to remove the dw and replace. I pulled the machine out and put it outside in the freezing December snow. Now I hadn't noticed any bugs on it up to this point, though I know there were bugs in the rental unit. I came back about 10 minutes later to throw some scrap metal inside and when I opened the door, there were several roaches floating in the water at the bottom. HA-HA, they froze. Ha-HAA I say.
I'm sure it's heavenly living in or next to a dw, especially with messy people. Un-rinsed dishes have a plethora of food items, perfect for feeding a growing family of hungry roaches. The door seal has voids behind it, as do refrigerator seals, and hinge covers on refrigerators(I've seen it). The seal would seal out water but give them moisture they would love. Not only that, but for healthy roaches, a basin of fresh rinse water after the cycle is complete, at the bottom of the machine, gives them clean drinking water and a place to bath.
Excuse me while I go heave, and Thank-god I don't live in a warm climate, or a large city with vast under ground tunnels that don't freeze. CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 880840 , Reply# 5   5/15/2016 at 03:11 (2,914 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Here in middle Tn we have more ants. My parents have ants and I have ants. Years ago we used Terro and it worked like a charm. Now, the new Terro just has borax in it and the ants think it's a free buffet! I hate using sprays or other poisons around my 4 cats. I've opened mother's and my own dishwasher many times to find ants feasting inside. I just hit rinse-hold and eliminate a few that way. Any suggestions for ant elimination? |
Post# 880845 , Reply# 7   5/15/2016 at 05:57 (2,914 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Prefer moist and warm environments to a degree. Hence you find those huge palmetto bugs all over Florida year round usually, but here in the north they remain mostly confined to warm/damp places like basements our out of doors during hot/warm times of year.
Yes, some roaches can come up from the drains. Not only just up from the sewers but there is quite a lot of gunk/organic matter in many drains that make good eating, and of course it is warm and moist down there. Dishwasher interiors are moist and warm usually because of the water kept in the sump and the fact the thing is left closed. Then there is the food/organic matter. If your home has been previously roach free there is a good chance any one sighting was a straggler. Clean the place up and look for any signs of more, then go about your business if nothing is found. Here in NYC am good about not bringing paper bags into the house and or keeping them long after food is unpacked. |
Post# 880902 , Reply# 8   5/15/2016 at 13:58 (2,914 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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One way to tell if you have roaches or ants living in your unit, vs. just a visitor, is their behaviour and body language.
In the Spring, it's not uncommon to find an ant wandering aimlessly inside the house. People tend to think they suddenly have an infestation. Actually, these are just searchers, looking for food and nesting possibilities. The best thing to do is squash it, so it can't return to the nest and communicate it's findings.
The same goes for roaches. The first time I lived in California, I lived in an apartment building in the Valley. It was fairly new. I had 3 visitor roaches. One randomly crawled up the door then just stopped and sensed the environment, another went running from a shopping bag I brought in, and another went randomly running off a refrigerator that had just been delivered. I squashed all and that was that.
When they are established, they will tend to walk in established areas, usually along baseboards and counter top edges. They will not need to stop and sense the environment. You may see others on the same invisible track. Ants are well known for creating their super highways of ants going in both directions.
The biggest thing is training yourself so when you see such a creature, in addition to being revolted and wanting to run, doing the opposite. Quickly reaching out and squashing it with a hand, a tissue, or something solid. Then quickly cleaning the mess. |
Post# 880907 , Reply# 9   5/15/2016 at 14:11 (2,914 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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80's TV commercial for Numark roach spray; "Girl, I was over ta their house, and them roaches was everywhere." |
Post# 880913 , Reply# 10   5/15/2016 at 14:38 (2,914 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 880919 , Reply# 11   5/15/2016 at 15:19 (2,914 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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Post# 880996 , Reply# 14   5/16/2016 at 08:39 (2,913 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I wouldn't vacuum a roach. Don't they have an odor? I never rinse dishes before loading and sometimes need 3 or 4 days to accumulate a load. Never have had roaches or ants in the dishwasher. Don't think I've ever seen a roach in the house but always has been spiders. Maybe the spiders keep roaches away? There's also a good supply of fireants on the property, and I believe some of those "Caribbean Crazy Ants." Have had fireants in the house on numerous occasions (but not in the dishwasher), when there's a rain and they come up the foundation into the brick weep holes. |
Post# 881110 , Reply# 16   5/17/2016 at 03:27 (2,912 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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I don't know how many roaches I have picked up in my vacuums-no odors.Have vacuumed up ants,too,flys,moths,other bugs.Its bug season out here!Yes,have spiders,too-too bad they don't eat the roaches adn other bugs!ANY creature that eats bugs is a freind of mine! |
Post# 881261 , Reply# 17   5/17/2016 at 22:54 (2,911 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 881390 , Reply# 18   5/18/2016 at 21:55 (2,911 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)   |   | |
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My first apartment on the third floor had roaches in the kitchen drawers and in the dishwasher. The owner (a company) sprayed monthly but to no avail. I would open the dishwasher and you could see them run into the spray holes and motor in the dishwasher. I would open a drawer and a couple would run to the back of the drawer cabinet. After six months, I purchased a condo and moved out. Luckily none of them came with me in my moving boxes.
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