Help im over run!

[c81kennedy]

Can anyone tell me what these roaches are? I have 3 types that have moved into my planted tanks and its driving me nuts. Here are some pics of 2 types I have caught the third type is a palmetto bug. I live in Florida. How would one get rid of these without using poison?

 

[fleurdejoo]

Ack! oh gad! Why would you catch it? Why would you photograpgh it!???!

Aaaaaaaghghgh!

 

[c81kennedy]

They moved into my frogroom and I Need to know how to get rid of them.

 

[Digger]

Open the gates !! Unleash the frogs ! :gun_bandana: The red & yellow roach is quite beautiful.

 

[Mvalenz]

I agree. The red and yellow one looks really cool.

 

[agent A]

the first 2 pics r deffo periplaneta australasiae

they need high humidity to survive

 

[c81kennedy]

Thanks agent A any tricks on getting these out of my tanks? Im worried that they are killing my small frogs.

 

[agent A]

Move the frogs and dry out the tanks

 

[c81kennedy]

agent A thats a good idea but It would kill my plants and moss that have taken years to grow.

 

[jamurfjr]

Third picture appears to be a Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Surinam Roach). They are parthenogenetic. All females. No males needed to reproduce.

 

[c81kennedy]

Yeah I thought the smooth ones are surinam. They seem to be the least amount of trouble as they never leave the dirt. but the other 2 types come out to eat the fruitflies and the repashy calcium plus.

 

[agent A]

U can try introducing creos or something into the tanks to eat them

They wont harm the frogs or plants

 

[lancaster1313]

The first 2 pics are of Periplaneta australasia and the third pic is Pycnoscelus surinamensis. Both can be pests of plants.

I have no idea how you can get rid of them without pesticides. Perhaps a thorough cleanout? Look for oothecae of the P. australasia and good luck with the live bearing and parthenogenic P. surinamensis, the first instar nymphs are tiny.

I agree that the Australian roaches are beautiful but they have been known to be a greenhouse pest.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Oh yeah Hungry mantis love for roaches

 

[Danny.]

Free food for your geckos and chameleons!

 

[c81kennedy]

Some good news just had some ghost mantis lockup ones that I raised from a ooth I got from mantidforum. Im excited because the male got away without being eaten and Iv got another female I wanna try to mate him to. This will be my first mantis pairings.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Parthenogenic!! Noooooooooo!!!!

 

[Introvertebrate]

agent A thats a good idea but It would kill my plants and moss that have taken years to grow.

Some guys 'CO2 bomb' their terrariums with dry ice. It kills fauna but not flora. Just take the frogs out first.

 

[Sticky]

Tweezers?