[Magdalen] Plumber done, now exterminator

[Grace Cangialosi]

When the Smithsonian first opened the Insect Zoo in the Museum of Natural History, the Hissing Cockroaches were a big draw. My then-7-year-old daughter was quite enamored of them and held one for awhile...ugh! The only trouble was, they were getting handled so much that they weren't hissing anymore--no need to scare off predators!

> On Jul 11, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/11/2016 2:29:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> Now I  have a call in to the termite people,  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> And I need to call Erlich, too, because the housekeeper found a dead
> "hissing roach" under the dining room table.  I remember seeing  these
> occasionally in hospitals, usually in the vicinity of the cafeteria,  but
> NEVER in my home.  They are 2" - 3" in length.
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> I assumed I might have trouble with the more usual 3/4" inch brown
> variety that we saw so commonly at the VAMC after I brought my stuff
> home from the office.  Not so.  But now THIS!
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> David S.