cockroach rant

[James Hubbard]

You want a rant? I got a rant for ya.

Cockroaches. Lamok (Mosquitoes). Lamigas (ants). EVERY WHERE! ARRRGH

Mabuhay sa Pilipinas

[LadyJ]

something different compare to UK..

wear a protective bee suit?

[James Hubbard]

something different compare to UK..

wear a protective bee suit?

I am also scared of bees and wasps, but the saying goes, "better the devil you know . . . "!

And bees and wasps are slightly cuter - being yellow and all ...

but I'm sure a sting is very sore ... I am glad I've never been stung

[pumpkins]

You want a rant? I got a rant for ya.

Cockroaches. Lamok (Mosquitoes). Lamigas (ants). EVERY WHERE! ARRRGH

Mabuhay sa Pilipinas

lamigas ( ants )???
or langgam

[James Hubbard]

Binisaya lang

[joebloggs]

never mind phils, whats them little black insects you find in the rice, i caught 2 of them the other day having

the misses said ' i'll wash the rice'

one reason i don't eat rice

[James Hubbard]

never mind phils, whats them little black insects you find in the rice, i caught 2 of them the other day having

the misses said ' i'll wash the rice'

one reason i don't eat rice

having lived here for a year, I'm used to them things, indeed, I don't watch when the missus gets the rice and washes it

[joebloggs]

having lived here for a year

well the first time i went to the phils, i saw a 1ft lizard (tuko) run across the ceiling, misses told me it lives there

a year, what did you do, just chill out

i wished i had done the same

[James Hubbard]

lol

I feel just how darn british I am every day when I get impatient. It seems that Filipinos don't get impatient or complain about anything. I'm constantly reminded of my stiff britishness!

I saw a couple of them tuko, and the coconut tree lizards about 7 inches can fly and nip your skin!

My wife knows the score, if there's a cockroach in the house, I must see it's dead body before it's OK for us to go to bed. I don't care who kills it. It must die

I'm good that way!

[pumpkins]

Binisaya lang

oh... sorry jim

[KeithD]

I used to keep cockroaches as pets....nice cute things

[gWaPito]

I used to keep cockroaches as pets....nice cute things

Yummy too.....crunchy on the outside with a soft centre, best eaten live

[James Hubbard]

when bodybuilding you need protein

[joebloggs]

I used to keep cockroaches as pets....nice cute things

me fear no insects scouser keith, i'll catch them and evict them, but some of them big flying coachroaches

[joebloggs]

i think they are called weavels ,, disgusting, i remember once going to help out at an orphanage and the milk powder was full of them, but the babies had to drink the milk, and they were just left at the bottom of the bottles, disgusting

i think your nearly right

but checking the web, i think they are weevils




Female grain weevils lay from 36 to 254 eggs at a rate of 2-3 a day. At 80 to 86°F, 75 to 90% relative humidity, eggs hatch in wheat with a moisture content of 13.5 to 19.6% in 3 days. Larvae mature in 18 days, and the pupa in 6 days. The life cycle is about 30 to 40 days during the summer, and 123 to 148 days during the winter, depending on temperature. Adults live 7 to 8 months. Female rice weevils lay between 300 to 400 eggs, with the life cycle requiring about 32 days for completion. Rice weevil adults live 3 to 6 months, infesting grain in the field, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics, in fact it is one of the most serious pests. Two larvae can develop in one wheat kernel, but only one larva of the granary weevil can develop per wheat kernel. Both granary and rice weevils feign death by drawing up their legs close to the body, falling, and remaining silent when disturbed.


http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th7c.htm

i'll never eat rice again

[James Hubbard]

That's a beautiful image now for me just going to bed. Thanks for that

[joebloggs]

That's a beautiful image now for me just going to bed. Thanks for that

sorry, dream of a spud then.. good old fish and chips
non of that pesky rice

[bornatbirth]

waking up in the middle of the night and going to get a drink and switching the light on,seeing all the cockroaches running for cover can send a shiver down my spine.

i fell asleep while my wife was having a shower and woke up as there was a itch on my butt,thinking there was a cockroach on my butt i almost jumped out of bed...only to find it was my wife looking at my butt

[JimOttley]

never mind phils, whats them little black insects you find in the rice, i caught 2 of them the other day having

the misses said ' i'll wash the rice'

one reason i don't eat rice

Seriously Joe?

I could not live without rice!

The only problem with our place in the phils is a drain in the kitchen area, we have a metal plate that sits on top of it, if we lift the plate it's like those things in the "Mummy" movie yuck, they pour out in a torrent, it's fun bygone'ing them though


Jim

[Sim11UK]

I hate the cockroaches too, I can deal with the 5" spider in the house & I like the lizards. The ants & mosquitos are a pain, but when a huge cockroach runs over my foot, I scream like a girl. ....I'm staying here for a couple of months.

[James Hubbard]

lol, I've been here a year and it's still not long enough to get used to the cockroaches!

Also, lizards are fine, until you get hit with lizard poo a couple of times :(

[aromulus]

Seriously Joe?

I could not live without rice!

The only problem with our place in the phils is a drain in the kitchen area, we have a metal plate that sits on top of it, if we lift the plate it's like those things in the "Mummy" movie yuck, they pour out in a torrent, it's fun bygone'ing them though


Jim

Nothing that a good dose of industrial strenght Jeyes fluid can't cope with....

[IainBusby]

me fear no insects scouser keith, i'll catch them and evict them, but some of them big flying coachroaches

Oh Noooooo. On my first visit to Phils one of those things started flying around the bedroom and I jumped out of the bed and said to the missus, what the bloody hell is that, to which she replied, dont worry, it won't hurt you, it's only a cockroach. Only..............

[jimeve]

Roaches in phils seem to be slow moving compared to those in Spain,I worked in a bar in Spain for two years, and by law had to get the place fumigated every year, never seen so many dead roaches.

[bornatbirth]

i also found them softer too?

when you stamp on them

[Tawi2]

Just do what the Thais do,fry them and eat them,they are all carapace and chitin,no taste really except for the oil they were fried in

[jimeve]

i also found them softer too?

when you stamp on them

not the same crunch, those in Spain run up the leg as you try to stomp on them

[James Hubbard]

Just do what the Thais do,fry them and eat them,they are all carapace and chitin,no taste really except for the oil they were fried in

remind me to watch what I eat when I visit thailand

[Tawi2]

remind me to watch what I eat when I visit thailand

I actually paid for them,from a stall that sold me a pick'n'mix of assorted locust,cockroach,ants eggs and a big type of fried spider They all tasted like crap to be honest but the most memorable thing I can recall was how dirty the oil looked in the wok

[jimeve]

I actually paid for them,from a stall that sold me a pick'n'mix of assorted locust,cockroach,ants eggs and a big type of fried spider They all tasted like crap to be honest but the most memorable thing I can recall was how dirty the oil looked in the wok

they never change the oil,just leave it overnite uncoverd and let the insects crawl in, then morning time instant breaky.