R. Corella
The Arizona Daily Star
Friday, May1, 1998
You won't find any $50,000 roaches in Pima County's
sewers. Or so the county claims. The county has
received at least 20 calls from roach wranglers
asking for permission to troll the underground
maze of muck.
The callers hope to hunt down bar-coded roaches.
And not to kill them.
One of 100 marked roaches a local pest company
will release into the community is worth 50 grand
if captured and returned.
Although the contest cucarachas came form the
sewers, that's the one place they can't be released,
according to the county.
"Don't mess with our manholes" Wastewater
Management warned in a press release yesterday.
"The marked roaches don't be in there, and
neither should you."
Wading through raw sewage is hazardous, and a
misdemeanor too.
The sponsor of the contest agrees that descending
into the sewers is dangerous.
"I'm re-releasing roaches caught in the
sewers" said Bruce Tennenbaum, owner of Arizona
Pest Control, 1127 N. Rook Ave. "(But) it's
not safe for people to be in he sewer system".
Tennenbaum said he will release 100 roaches at
100 spots around town Wednesday.
Anyone who finds a bar-coded roach receives $100
and has a chance to win the $50,000 grand prize.
A single, winning bar code- which can be read
only at Tennenbaum's store - will be announced
June 29 before the Sidewinders baseball game at
Tucson Electric Park.
Finder of right cockroach will be $50,000 richer.
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