My mother’s house is about 30 feet away from a rental house that has a serious cockroach problem, and as a result most of the houses in the immediate area, my mother’s included, have a problem now too. We initially tried traps and bombs and these aren’t cutting it. I was glad to come upon this site and find products that will probably take care of things, but until the landlord of that neighboring house evicts the tenants and gets the roaches eradicated (he has Terminix going in there regularly even now), my mother’s house will be vulnerable to more infestation. We will be getting some of your baits to get things started inside, but which one of your sprays would be recommended as a barrier to be put down outside the house? Thanks for such an informative site!
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My mother’s house is infested with roaches. They are even outside on the porch. They are in the central heat and air unit outside. Ia there such a thing of putting a tent over the house to exterminate? Help.
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Hi, I really appreciate your site, it’s the most informative one yet!
I recently went to a family members’ home to visit and didn’t realize until it was too late that they have a german roach infestation. I am pregnant and the point of the trip was to get some stuffed animals I had there when I was a kid. I am concerned because I thought that I wouldn’t have a problem as long as I washed the toys immediately, but my husband won’t allow them in the house. And after I mentioned that I had seen one in the car, I don’t blame him! However, I was wondering if there was a way to prevent the roaches from entering the house on/in the stuffed animals. I have them outside in garbage bags at the moment and I also cleared out my suitcase and inspected it and put all of the clothes in garbage bags to be washed at the laundromat. Please help! My husband and I are horrified that these things are going to end up in the house!
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We live in an apartment and about two months ago out neighbors upstairs said they say three big roaches in their apartment. and then a month after they told us that we started seeing some in our apartment i’ve living here for over 11 years and never have i had a roach problem until now. My husband said he saw a very big one run behind the stove and ever since i’ve been seeing small baby ones and i am worried for my kids and our dog. i have never seen a big one only small ones and i mostly see them in the kitchen and the bathroom but i have seen them in the living room.we have never seen them in the bedrooms and i don’t have enough money for an exterminator so please HELP ME MY KIDS ARE SCARED!
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i hear scratchin or diggin in my bedroom but Never see any creepy crawlies…I have owned my 75yr old home now 9 yrs and yes im a clean freak ne who…2 days ago i seen a huge flying bug on my tv stand killed it and studied it…it was huge…lol so i wasn’t to concerned until i found the same bug flying throughout my house….killed and looked it up and this monster flying creepy crawler is a wood roach…eew my question is
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I just moved into my first apartment in May of this year and so far I have saw 10 roaches. So, I went out and bought Raid Max Bug Barrier. Today is my second day using the spray and it works on contact. One day on the way back to my apartment, I saw a roach. Then the next day I looked closer at where I saw the roach and I saw another one, they are coming from the door to the trash shoot. The trash shoot was closed about 2 weeks ago, so we have to take our trash to the dumpster now. So, I bought a Twin Draft Guard for my door. After I put it on I sprayed it with the Raid spray and sprayed the edges of the carpet, the bathroom, kitchen and living area. I notcied when I sprayed the kitchen counter edges and living area walls, a few roaches came out. I have not sprayed the whole apartment yet because I haven’t unpacked everything yet. The question I want to ask is, do I have a serious/bad problem with roaches?
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First off, I’d like to say that this site has been the most helpful site I’ve found so far. I only wish I could have found it sooner. Unfortunately, we have had roaches in our apartment for a while and have been already sprayed three times for it. We try to be as clean as humanly possible because of this issue and also because we have a dog. But we are fed up with the returning roaches. Yesterday, we had the pest control guy used gel instead and we are getting our landlord to caulk opens cracks. We have also laid bait traps in all the places we have seen the roaches. My questions are if I wanted to use the bait gel you mentioned, should I wait until the cracks are caulked? And how long does the gel take to start being effective. I know you mentioned in your article that it might a few days to see some dead roaches, but I’ve seen three live ones so far today since the gel and traps went down. Thank you so much for your help.
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After reading your article on roach control, I’m planning to start gel baiting for German (and possibly Brown Banded) Roaches in my kitchen and bathroom cabinets. I think my infestation is light to moderate – I hardly see any droppings and haven’t caught more than 24 live roaches on any given night. I’m thinking about applying both Advion and Maxforce separately around the rooms, rotating them with each treatment. Do you think this is overkill and I should use a single product? Also, I found Gentrol Point Source Insect Growth Regulators in gel bait stations. Will this help break the reproduction cycle or will the Advion/Maxforce gels be effective enough? Many thanks and compliments for a great website on roach control!!
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Hello. Your site is an excellent resource! I have a few questions for you. I live in an old section of baton rouge with large water oaks and pine trees. I spray myself with the bug spray from home depot. For roaches, I use a separate spray called Bengal. If I were to buy products from you, which do you recommend? Also, what about attics? Should I treat mine? I find a large dead roach at least twice a week in the summer. I am from the north and not used to these large roaches!!!!
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I’m currently living with my aunts in Bakersfield, CA and we have possibly the worst roach problem ever! My aunts inherited the house about 9 yrs ago when my grandmother passed and we have tried everything, raid, black flag, roach motels, baits, even pinesole. Nothing even makes a dent in the roach population. They are everywhere!!! They’re in the bathrooms, the kitchen, and all three rooms!!! The house was built around 1939-1945 could that be the problem? I’m afraid for my aunts and my family’s health. Please help!
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I have 2 questions:
1. Is this gel something that has to be done once a month or every week, what the time frame for treatment again?
2. How to remove gel that is left on the wood surfaces for treatment and how long to leave gel?
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Ive been fighting german roaches for about 6 months now i finally started to use raid. It seems to be working. What else can I use to keep the roaches under control and to keep them away?
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I would like to know how much it would cost to exterminate cockroach infestation in a three bedroomed apartment. I would also like to know when a heat treatment is required in the extermination process.
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I am thinking about moving out of my home for a month or two……I want to know that if I leave my home with the windows open, water and gas turned off, cleaned very well, and with the windows open (It has been in the teens at night here), and unplugging everything for about a month or two will that get rid of the roaches. Will they die off?
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Can you tell me how to get rid of german roaches? I’ve had them for the past two years and I keep spraying and spraying but they never seem to die. I know I have killed a lot but after a few weeks they’re back again. The main problem seem to be in my kitchen cabinets. It’s really tough to spray in there because I have to take everything else out beforehand. Is there any way I can treat this area better and with less effort? I just wan these roaches gone.
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