<p>i heard they have huge cockroaches in new orleans...</p>
<p>are they like...in the dorms....
i have to know.</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>I HAVE TO KNOWWWWWWWW</p>
<p>Dear, if it's anything like Florida, and I'm sure it is, roaches and palmetto bugs are in anything that's more than six months old unless it's fumigated regularly. Sorry, but that's what I grew up with. Keeping things clean helps. The less garbage you keep in your room, the more they'll go live in a room where the people DO keep garbage around. </p>
<p>That said, I don't remember a lot of them at UF until I moved off campus, so I guess dorms get fumigated pretty thoroughly. If it's a problem, you really can control it by keeping the garbage and food out of your room.</p>
<p>(Not having lived at Tulane myself, I answered only because you seemed so panicked, and no one else had responded.)</p>
<p>ah..yuck.
i decided not to visit tulane tomororw because of this. there is no way in hell i could live with such bugs running amuck all over.
sick.</p>
<p>im guessing university of miami in florida is the same then?</p>
<p>Well yes, but as I said, they don't "run amok" unless you leave food and/or garbage around. Leave that to the people down the hall, and they'll go there. Also, you didn't notice what I said about the dorms' being treated for such thngs. If you have good reason to go to a school, this isn't a reason to dismiss it.</p>
<p>i suppose...but i know at the first site of a cockroach i would want out asap...i dont know if its worth the money then.
who knows :(</p>
<p>Why not ask the people who run things about the pest-control program? If you ask in a neutral way, they won't know whether you're asking because bugs gross you out or because you're allergic to pesticides, so you'll get a straight answer. Also, concerneddad's son goes to Tulane, and he might have some answers for you eventually.</p>
<p>I do understand. I grew up in FL, but I never got used to them myself, especially the palmetto bugs. The absence of them is one of the lovely things about living in NC.</p>
<p>what are palmetto bugs?</p>
<p>Oh, geez, I hate to tell you now. They're roach-like creatures about an inch to two inches long. The biggest one anybody can find all year is always the Grand Marshall of the Queen Kumquat Sashay, the anti-Orange Bowl parade, in Florida every year. It's dead when they use it, I think.</p>
<p>(I can just HEAR you squealing now! I'm sorry I brought it up!)</p>
<p>sick..why do they use it in a parade</p>
<p>you base your college decisions on bugs?</p>
<p>Because it's funny. The whole Sashay is a joke--a parody.</p>
<p>AF337, if it's a real phobia, Serin can't help it.</p>
<p>when i was informed about the cockroach population down in nola i was pretty creeped out, but then i just kept telling myself that cockroaches can't kill me (unlike the bears that roam rural nj and the millions of deer i have almost hit driving home at night). Soooo, even though the bugs are a nuisance, as far as i know theyre not life-threatening. Maybe i'll regret saying this, but i;d much rather kill bugs than shovel snow.</p>
<p>I'd much rather shovel snow than kill bugs</p>
<p>here in socal, I havent seen many roaches... we do have LOTS of lizards running around though</p>
<p>Well if you feel that strongly about roaches then you don't want to go to school in Washington either.</p>
<p>I never saw any roaches when I was in Alaska. You might try there. But of course there are mosquitos. I've been to the Everglages and I would rather strip naked and spend a week on a hummock than five minutes on the tundra in Spring. Meanest most bloodthirsty and aggressive critters on God's green earth.</p>
<p>Ewww..... I've never seen a roach at Tulane and I've been here for almost a year!!!</p>
<p>And ewwww! I've never been bitten by a mosquito either at Tulane! Ok guys, Tulane is not in the swamp you know, not even close.</p>
<p>I wish I lived where lizards lived...</p>
<p>We've got em running around here. Big woop.</p>
<p>"I wish I lived where lizards lived..."</p>
<p>hahaha i dont know why but that comment made me laugh</p>
<p>We keep the biggest roaches for pets here in south Louisiana. Some people mount them for trophies. :)</p>