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The cockroaches that ate Natick (MASS)
Boston Online other ^ | n/a | compilation

Posted on 07/01/2016 3:48:21 AM PDT by This_far

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As above, history and a video. Had other links but an update appears to have 'moved' them.
1 posted on 07/01/2016 3:48:21 AM PDT by This_far
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To: This_far
In the early 1970s, the labs imported sizeable quantities of Giant Hissing Madagascar cockroaches (so-called because, well, they are huge and they hiss and they normally only live on Madagascar) to see what would happen when they zapped them with large amounts of radiation.

I think I've seen that movie...

2 posted on 07/01/2016 3:58:24 AM PDT by Flick Lives (TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
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To: Flick Lives

No, that was Framingham


3 posted on 07/01/2016 4:04:14 AM PDT by This_far
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To: This_far

live link here

http://www.boston-online.com/bizarro/the_cockroaches_that_ate_natick.html";

short yahoo clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tK3s1Vnol0";


4 posted on 07/01/2016 4:10:41 AM PDT by This_far
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without the quotes:

http://www.boston-online.com/bizarro/the_cockroaches_that_ate_natick.html

short yahoo clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tK3s1Vnol0


5 posted on 07/01/2016 4:16:16 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (I'm not a smug know-it-all; I just want you to experience epistemological closure.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Yeah, thanks. Caught it after, really, see one post up (and cross posted for the first time too)

Darn post check and cross post check app (haven’t been here long enough to blame it on the cat)


6 posted on 07/01/2016 4:32:50 AM PDT by This_far
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To: This_far

DDT to the rescue.


7 posted on 07/01/2016 6:57:56 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: This_far
"As long as they stay away from the Twinkie factory in Natick!"


8 posted on 07/01/2016 7:49:00 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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Yep! Gotta protect us Twinkies. :o)

I’d scatter a big bag of diatomaceous earth & inform the
public to keep out of it. It ain’t poison; but it does cut
giant roaches that crawl through it & kills them that way.


9 posted on 07/01/2016 9:47:31 AM PDT by Twinkie (Cowards die a thousand deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.)
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To: Twinkie

Faaaaaascinating. I did not know that.


10 posted on 07/01/2016 10:51:11 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Yes. Those little sticky traps will catch & kill stuff, too,
but I think they’re cruel. - Of course, the Diatomaceous
Earth cuts and kills bugs, too. If they eat it, death is
fairly quick and merciful; cuts the guts. That may seem
cruel; but it’s probably a quick way to go. - If you get
DE for around the house, get the FOOD GRADE from ebay. (I
also give it to our dog, (mix with liquidish food); and it
kills intestinal parasites inside her as well.) I take it,
too, but TAKE CARE NOT TO GET IT ON YOUR HANDS OR IN YOUR
EYES. It cuts - tiny cuts. DO NOT use the POOL GRADE DE.

I have not been able to get much down our cat. She is too
picky; but she has the most parasites of any of us. I have
rubbed a little bit of FOOD GRADE D.E. on her fur & she
licked it off when cleaning herself. Also rubbed her in a
little bit of garlic which she actually likes pretty well.
I’m afraid she will get the D.E. in her eyes while cleaning
herself.

I don’t really like killing our little spiders around the
house as they catch flies and all sorts of little bugs for
their food. The giant wolf spiders I did put down DE on
the floor trim under the bed to dispatch them. It is scary
to have a giant wolf spider crawling all over you when
you’re asleep at night.


11 posted on 07/01/2016 3:12:14 PM PDT by Twinkie (Cowards die a thousand deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.)
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To: fella

As others have posted, here and on other forums, I was one of those that remember the arrival of the bug spray truck...

In my town it was similar to a mini cement mixer, with the chute pointing upward. The sound of the sprayer announced the trucks arrival, loud but only within a block.

The truck slowly progressed down the street. My Mother came to alert and said... go upstairs and close all the windows.

More or less, the mosquitoes returned within a few days and no bicycles were harmed


12 posted on 07/02/2016 2:56:14 AM PDT by This_far
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To: Flick Lives
In the early 1970s, the labs imported sizeable quantities of Giant Hissing Madagascar cockroaches (so-called because, well, they are huge and they hiss and they normally only live on Madagascar) to see what would happen when they zapped them with large amounts of radiation.

I think I've seen that movie...

The Menino Project?

13 posted on 07/02/2016 3:30:56 AM PDT by Cowman (As Jerry Williams used to say --- When comes the revolution....)
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To: This_far

For old links like you mentioned, try sticking them in the Wayback Machine at Archive.org


14 posted on 07/02/2016 3:33:24 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Thank you, forgot about that source...


15 posted on 07/03/2016 5:08:53 AM PDT by This_far
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
"As long as they stay away from the Twinkie factory in Natick!"

I'm almost ascared to tells ya, (unless you already know), but the Twinkie factory is now hotel/condo.

[I grew up less than a mile from it too, back when there was a single swinging yellow flashing light above the intersection of Route 9 and Speen Street. Natick Drive In and sewer fields]

16 posted on 07/03/2016 5:30:36 AM PDT by This_far
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Yeah...knew that. The whole family used to go over there to get our Wonder bread and such for the week. That was long ago.

Do you remember the aroma that used to come from that place when you went into the Sears parking lot? Heeeeeavenly.

17 posted on 07/03/2016 10:29:13 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: This_far

I thought it was Cincinnati

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtEpqlrwX5c


18 posted on 07/03/2016 10:31:33 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Good Lord, are you a local?

In Grade school, we went to the bakery.

Did you get to go to Carling’s?


19 posted on 07/03/2016 10:42:22 AM PDT by This_far
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To: dfwgator

We obviously had more discerning cock-a-roaches and a better containment group.

Unfortunately, we also had Kennedy’s.


20 posted on 07/03/2016 10:51:40 AM PDT by This_far
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