German cockroaches can be persistent as explained in our GERMAN COCKROACH CONTROL ARTICLE. The good news is that we now have several products that work well at controlling this pest and it's really just a matter of what you want to do: spray or bait.

Personally, I'd recommend the baiting process when treating an RV. It's both easier and less time consuming. More importantly, it seems to work just as well when done properly compared to spraying.

If you set out some MAXFORCE MAGNUM GEL and ADVION ROACH GEL, any german cockroaches in the area will surely find your offering and start to feed on it. Expect these roaches to die in a day. Over the next 2-5 weeks, more will hatch out of egg sacks that have undoubtedly been planted so expect to see them for the next two months. As these young ones mature they'll actively feed and die so if you keep the bait fresh and unspoiled, you should be able to control this population in less than 2 months time.

One of the great benefits of using the bait is that you really don't have to do much preparation. It can be applied with most everything left in place so the amount of effort needed to control the problem will be minimal compared to spraying. And as our article explains, roaches will seek out your bait which leads to their death. When it comes to spraying, they typically will avoid the spray so you have to be very thorough and cover everything if you treat that way. With the bait, it's not nearly as important and yet you still can take care of the problem.

Cockroach control can be done by both baiting and spraying. There really isn't one that's better than the other but there is usually a better choice based on the local infestation. First, I suggest you review our online COCKROACH CONTROL ARTICLE which does a good job of summarizing all the cockroach products we now have available. The sprays like ORTHENE WP and PT-280 ORTHENE are excellent options and strong enough to contend with any local cockroach problem. If there has been a lot of food on or around the end table and sofa, the sprays may be one of your best options. You'll probably need to get the bottom side of this furniture pretty well if you want good control but in the end, the effort will reward you with quick results.

Baiting with the COCKROACH GEL is another choice that can work too. The only limitation to baiting is that it tends to take longer and if there is a lot of local food readily available, the cockroaches won't feed in earnest. This could make getting control of the cockroach problem a bit more tedious and harder to obtain. In summary, if you want to bait, you'll need to do a lot of cleaning up to insure there isn't a supply of food scraps around the area or else they will assuredly feed on the other food over the bait.

Killing german roaches is easy to do. Getting complete control not so easy. Though spraying the baseboard might help, you should apply some of the MAXFORCE ROACH GEL seen in our GERMAN ROACH CONTROL article deep into the cabinets and other sensitive areas where roaches like to hide. They can't resist and will readily feed on it which will be their demise for sure. Roaches can successfully live above treated areas and though spraying works well when you have access to all the surfaces over which they might be walking, failure to treat key locations means they'll be around indefinitely. Get some of the roach gel applied throughout the kitchen and any other room you've seen them and I'm sure you'll get the results you desire.

Cockroaches love getting into anything thats warm and provides shelter and low light. TV's are ideal. Once the roaches start nesting in this environment they can do a lot of damage. Besides eating various components inside the TV, they're droppings and other secretions can cause electrical issues which can happen in many common household applicances which harbor cockroaches. Since there is no way you can spray with any of the liquid or aerosol products we have listed, you'll need to use some of the Maxforce Gel. This product is ideal for such appliances. Just place out 10-15 dabs around entry vents to the inside of the TV. As the cockroaches come out foraging for food, they'll surely find the gel and start feeding. Within 3-5 weeks, most will be dead. Renew the Gel every two weeks till you don't see any and by the end of two months, the problem will be resolved.

Cockroach control in vehicles like a car or truck can be tricky. The bottom line is you need to first get it cleaned out which it sounds like you may have already done. If so, I suggest you place out some bait (gel) up under the seats, under the dashboard discreetly on the door panels. If you've done a good job removing all the food supplies, the cockroaches will be desparate to find some food and the cockroach gel will be quickly accepted. Since the gel is both odorless and easy to apply, it's ideal for such a sensitive area.

Treating cockroaches that are nesting in your stove will require some patience. If you've found them "inside" the actual part where you bake food, then it will also take a little time to get the job done right. It would be best to leave this part of the stove alone for at least 2 weeks; a full month left unused would be ideal. This will allow the treatment to take full effect. You can still use the top of the stove, i.e., the burners, without any problem so the stove will be useable. Just don't bake anything during this time.

The best product to use in this case will be the Cockroach Gel. Place 5-10 dabs inside the oven, some more underneath on the bottom broiler side as well as up under the burner cover. 15-25 placements throughout the stove will really help. Try not to use the burners for at least 2 days so all that are outside the oven will surely find the bait and feed. The oven should be left alone for at least the two weeks previously mentioned to insure all inside get some of the gel. If you notice the gel is all gone in 2-3 days place some more out. When you're ready to start using the stove again, just give the inside a good cleaning  and let it "burn" for 30 minutes prior to it's first use to insure any/all contaminates (mostly from the roaches) are burned away and you should be roach free!