bill, the roach traps i used were dome shaped and had a round tin "throat" that stuck down into the trap. they had a metal bottom and the rest of the dome was wire like screen wire only stiffer. when they crawled up on the dome and fell down into the trap the tin "throat" kept them from getting back out. we built some square ones and i think you can still buy square cricket bait boxes that are mostly wire that have a large tin "throat that will slide up or down. they worked too. i baited them with slices of potatoes. i imagine the grocery stores now have a commercial pest deal taking care of all stuff like that now. you might ask around any older stores you know of and see if you could set a couple of traps and see if you can catch some. if they have them they'd be glad to have them trapped. and a roach story i have to tell and this is a true story.

a man from paragould, ark bream fished a lot and when the bream were on the beds and you were catching one right after another he would take a roack and stick it in the corner of his mouth and hold it there and bait his hook with another. when he caught a figh he had a roach ready to put on the hook and while fishing he'd catch another and put it in the corner of his mouth. he never got sick. i couldn't live like that.


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