THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1975
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By STEVE REIS
Battalion Staff Writer
Cockroaches scurry into houses
to feed, hiding under the cover of
darkness and leave behind an un-
IIS pleasant odor.
I Among the most common roaches
Ifound in Texas are the American,
I the Smokyhrown and the German
I cockroaches.
I American roaches are usually
Ifound in heated areas, garages,
Ibams or outbuildings. They can also
Ibefound under rubbish piles, in leaf
I litter or sewage systems.
I The Smokyhrown is a common
[dark brown,roach found in outdoor
[areas. This type is what a student
[might see on campus at night.
[ The third type is the German
cockroach. It is a smaller roach with
[twoblack hands behind its head. It
is usually found in the kitchen.
The control of these types and
others is the goal of research being
conducted by the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station and the De
partment of Entomology. Dr. Gor
don VV. Frankie and Dr. Gary Piper
are doing the research.
Frankie explained that this is the
second year of a three year program
being funded be the Environment
Protection Agency.
The main thrust of the research
is to explore new ways of controlling
or managing the cockroach popula-
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He also said the EPA will issue
new guidelines for the usage of pes
ticides in 1976. The research being
done is to offer an alternative to the
over-use of pesticides.
Frankie stressed that the control
methods are being designed for
those who cannot afford professional
exterminators.
Piper explained the alternatives
to insecticides being studied.
Cockroach parasites, trapping
techniques and the use of inorganic
insecticides are being researched.
"We are studying the natural
enemies of the cockroaches. Piper
said. “In particular, we are looking
at a cockroach egg parasite. It is a
type of wasp that lives only on cer
tain roach eggs.”
The parasite drills a hole in the
egg case of the roach and lays its own
eggs. When the eggs hatch, they
feed on the roach eggs within. After
about a month, the larvae have
eaten all the eggs, developed, and
bored out of the egg case to find
more roach eggs to parasitize.
Piper explained that after more
study, these parasites may be
utilized to help keep the population
of roaches down to an acceptable
level.
Another alternative is one that
can he used by anyone with observ
able results. Piper said. This is trap
ping cockroaches.
"This is a very effective
technique, both inside and out,
Piper said. “It is a simple trap made
from a mason jar, some petroleum
jelly and a bit of chopped apple,
banana peel or potato.
First, smear a thin layer of pet
roleum jelly on the inside mouth of
the jar. Then place a piece of apple,
banana or potato in the jar. After
this is done, place the jar against
some upright surface like the back of
a refrigerator or a wall.
“The roach will he attracted by
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the smell, investigate and fall into
the jar. The petroleum jelly will
keep it from crawling out,” Piper
said. “When you have a number oi
roaches, pour them into a bucket of
hot soapy water. This will break
down their wax coating and they will
drown.
Piper said this method is both
economical and simple to use.
The third alternative is the use of
inorganic insecticides. One of these
is boric acid. This is a powder that is
relatively inexpensive and harmless
to humans and pets. It can be ob
tained in most drug stores and be
used many ways.
Piper said that boric acid was
used for a long time until the advent
of synthetics. Roaches do not recog
nize it as a poison and do not avoid
it.
“It can be sprinkled wherever
roaches might go, Piper explained.
“It can be dissolved in water and
used to mop floors. The poison acts
Busts
result
of tips
(continued from p. 1)
fine and no jail sentence.
A&M police said that most busts
on campus are a result of tips given
to police and not from any com
munication with Student Affairs.
Tips come from a variety of sourc
es, but most come from previously
busted persons.
The police spokesman also
said that occasional arrests are
made as a result of police noticing
suspicious activities on campus and
then investigating.
This semester 11 students have
been arrested and charged with
possessing marijuana. Most have
been misdemeanors.
“If the officer finds just one or
two roaches’ in a student’s posses
sion (including auto) no action is
usually taken,,, the campus inves
tigator said.
The jurisdiction for off-campus
marijuana use is in the hands of
Bryan and College Station police
and not University police nor the
Student Affairs Office.
The scenario for any person ar
rested on misdemeanor marijuana
charges begins with the arrested
subject being taken to the county
jail on the fourth floor of the county
courthouse in Bryan, said County
Attorney Roland Searcy.
If arrested during the day he is
taken before a magistrate and bail
is arranged. If arrested after 5 p. m.
he is taken before a magistrate and
a bond for misdemeanor, usually
around $125, is set. Once a week,
arraignment is held and the person
may enter a plea of guilty or not
guilty.
It a guilty plea is entered on a
misdemeanor charge, the sentence
is given immediately. If a plea of
not guilty is entered, a court date is
set (usually two months from the
date of arraignment).
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as a stomach poison, killing the
roaches in about a week.”
Piper warned that boric acid is
harmful to plants. “It should be
used only indoors and away from
any plants,” he said.
“But these methods are useless,”
Piper said, “if the homeowner does
not use good sanitation practices.
“If the homeowner doesn’t clean
up, he is asking for trouble. If he
keeps his house in good repair,
utilizes good sanitation, uses selec
tive chemicals and tries boric acid
and traps, he may be able to keep
the roach population down.
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“Three general conclusions cam
be drawn from this survey. Rose
told the panel. “First a tremendous
number of bicycles come from off -
campus.
“Second, bicyclists are generally
negligent in regard to safety rules
and regulations, and third, most
automobile drivers are equally neg
ligent in regard to bicyclists and
pedestrians.”
Rose said he hoped for im
provement both in regulation and
education of cyclists and motorists.
Student Chuck Fuhs presented
some early data to the panel from
an urban design project he and two
other students are doing under di
rection of panel member Jim
Gardner. The project will investi
gate the possibility of a community
bicycle plan for College Station.
The panel will help correlate the on
- campus part of the study, when
completed, to Texas A&M bicycle
problems.
Panel members discussed an in
vestigation in the near future into
possible changes in vehicle regist
ration fees and allocation of availa
ble parking space. The present fee
policy, with parking lot costs being
met by registration fees, will re
main in effect as long as it continues
to pay for itself.
EAC member Rose questioned
the panel on recent University
Police removal and confiscation of
several bicycles chained to a
Chemistry Building ramp for hand
icapped persons.
Several regulations outlaw
blocking the ramps for any reason,
Stover said Wednesday night.
These include State law and fire
ordinances requiring free access to
and from public buildings; and a
University regulation specifically
resulting from bicycles chained to
the ramps in the past.
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CALIFORNIA CITIES HOME TOWN CLUB will meet at 7 p.m.
Thursday in room 308 of the Rudder Tower.
CIVILIAN BONFIRE COMMITTEE will meet 7 p.m. Thursday
in room 410 of the Rudder Tower.
CEPHEID VARIABLE will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in room 601
of the Rudder Tower.
RADIO COMMITTEE will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in room
216 - L&M of the MSC.
WOMEN’S AWARENESS will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in
room 510 of the Rudder Tower.
OUTDOOR RECREATION wnll meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in
room 607 of the Rudder Tower.
TEXAS CITY - LAMARQUE HOME TOWN CLUB will meet at
7:30 p.m. Thursday in room 226 of the MSC.
RHA INTRAMURAL MEETING will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday
in room 228 of the MSC.
TEXAS A&M JAYCEES will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in room
141 of the MSC.
TAMU GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday in room 206x of the Geosciences Building.
TAMU HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION will meet at 7 p.m.
Thursday in room 215 of the AI Building.
SILVER TONGUE CLUB TOASTMASTERS will meet at 12:15
p.m. Thursday in the library of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
TAMU VETERANS CLUB will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in the
Rudder Tower.
STUDENTS CONCERNED FOR THE HANDICAPPED will
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SOIL & CROP SCIENCE STUDENT WIVES CLUB will meet at
7 p.m. Thursday in room 005 of the Agronomy Building.
CHESS COMMITTEE will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in room 212 of
the MSC.
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day in room 302 of the Rudder Tower.
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