CLASSICCMP digest 324

From: Larry Anderson & Diane Hare <foxnhare_at_goldrush.com>
Date: Sat Feb 14 18:51:39 1998

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Subject: Re: first bug was a myth

>At 05:01 PM 2/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>> I seem to remember a certain species of cockroach that was quite fond of
>>> wire insulation...
>>
>>I really doubt that, sincd cockroaches eat human food. (Termites, maybe?)

> Hey, I live in Florida where the cockroach is the state insect! I can
>tell you for a fact that they eat EVERYTHING! If you think they only eat
>human food then it's obvious that you've never lived in an area that has
>roaches!

> I have seen cloth covered wires stripped bare by roaches!

  I remember reading a specific article on this very subject and it went
as far as to identify the various insects and their favorite electronic
unit's comound, I thought it was silver fish that went for insulation
but I could be wrong... Anyone else ever heard of this article... (I
pick up sooo much trivia I have a hard time remembering the source...)


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