Hey Susan, So, I don't know much about Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, but I do know that eggs aren't a concern. They actually give birth to live young - so if any reproduction is happening, it should be VERY apparent đ.
But I would not be concerned about this. We've done a similar event at our museum every year for at least the last decade, and same situation, the Madagascar cockroaches came with a representative from a state university. In that time, visitors have held the roaches, accidentally dropped them on the floor, let them run around on tables, etc - and we've never had a single issue or a single missing cockroach. From my understanding (just from talking to the representative over the years), they're from Africa, and so need pretty warm temperatures to stay happy and reproduce. Sounds like a fun event! Nick VanAcker Visitor Engagement Coordinator/Operations Coordinator Science on a Sphere Coordinator Michigan State University Pronouns: He/Him/His Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the AnishinaabegâThree Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Susan Buce <collecti...@gorgediscovery.org> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:30 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PestList] Going Buggy for Halloween I just found out at a staff meeting that the education and marketing departments have orchestrated a public event to be held the day before Halloween on âBats and Bugsâ. Apparently the feature âbugâ being brought into the museum is a Madagascar Cockroach. Since it is being brought by a representative from a state university, I am hoping it will be carefully watched. But is there anything I should worry about? Can it spew eggs that get dropped on the floor and might hatch? We donât HAVE cockroaches at this time. I hope to keep it that way. I just want to know if I need to urge some strong safety measures. Susan Buce, Museum Registrar Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum 5000 Discovery Drive The Dalles, Oregon 97058 541-296-8600 ext. 242 Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30-5:00 collecti...@gorgediscovery.org<mailto:collecti...@gorgediscovery.org> www.gorgediscovery.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gorgediscovery.org/__;!!HXCxUKc!hl218GFh0aZ583_Znd3Qe6k8m2WTH0r5GPa5lHQDflWWRVZkEq4j9zvfuHcqH-kr$> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e92271260510b2756f14778daf947444%40mail.gmail.com<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e92271260510b2756f14778daf947444*40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer__;JQ!!HXCxUKc!hl218GFh0aZ583_Znd3Qe6k8m2WTH0r5GPa5lHQDflWWRVZkEq4j9zvfuIsrQ3X1$>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM6PR12MB4532C5279335D180D990CF4BDB869%40DM6PR12MB4532.namprd12.prod.outlook.com.
