My southern friends call those "Palmetto Bugs" (a generic term for a number of
cockroach species, but most common is the American and Smoky Brown) so you
might find more information on them with that term.
Emily A. Murphy, Ph.D.
Curator
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works Nat
Another moderate concern with them is that they poop on things, and their poop
stains particularly fabrics and finishes. We had a lot of them in North
Central PA, and my mother is an art quilter, so she had to be careful if one
landed on her work to get it off before it left a deposit!
Emily A
I know the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA did an art installation involving
70 zebra finches back in 2014. You could contact them and see what their
precautions were!
Emily A. Murphy, Ph.D.
Curator
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
160 Derby Stree
