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[greatunknown]

Ive been in a new villa for about 10 days and I have been seeing cockroaches way too often. I believe they may be German roaches from the reading I have done online. In 10 days I have seen 5 or 6 and one nymph all in my kitchen (counter, sink and crawling on the cupboards). So far Ive scattered boric acid under the sink, fridge, microwave and ontop, in and behind the cupboards. Ive also been using a spray (orange aresol can from homeplus).

Ive never had roaches before. We keep a tidy house and are not slobs. How bad is this infestation likely to be (keep in mind 6 or 7 spottings in 10 days). I will buy some roach motels, gels and continue using boric acid powder and spray. But what about the other apartments? Any ideas?

[Lucas]

I often find talking with my neighbours, helps me to solve 99% of issues.

Maybe you could try this:

'Bitte lassen Sie mir zu Hause, auch wenn ich nichts gegen ihr Volk, ich habe ein Problem mit leben sie in mein Haus.'

If this fails, you could always try 'the final solution.'

[edwardcatflap]

Make sure you bait the roach motels with good quality sausage

[andrewchon]

My translator says: Please let me home, even if I I have nothing against their people, a problem with them live in my house.

My house back in Oz had a termite problem once. Fumigators came and sprayed what looked like VX for insects (not harmful for mammals) and, oh my, all the insects died. They crawled out of their hidey holes and did their dance of agony. Ever since then, my house has been what Rachel Carson called 'Silent Spring'. Well, the Cold War chemical warfare research gave us that know-how.

[le-paul]

jebus...

have a word with your land lord, if your place is as clean as you say, theyre probably coming from your neighbours place. maybe he could get it cleaned up.

i had a similar problem last year, i put some sticky traps down near the door and where i thought they were coming in to our place, that stopped them.

[euluhawk]

Did you go on any vacations recently? Or go anywhere, or order boxed of anything?
I currently am living in Florida and German roaches are a HUGE problem here. Every break my school has to tent a different building because of them.
My parents house and where I work have also been infested.
Here's what Ive seen done:

Of course, tenting is the best way, but the landlord would have to tent the entire building...
My parents got these little poison tabs. They look like candy, and they just spread them all around the house (bad if you have pets).
Pest control services, like having someone come in and spray inside usually helps. You might want to do that, then spread the motels or poison to make sure all of them die.

They don't come froma dirty house, usually from some outside source. I remember right before my last lease ended, the infestation at my parents house was pretty bad, and after a trip there they must've traveled with me, because my last place got infested. At my work, we got a shipment of stuff that had the roaches in the boxes, and within just a few days the whole place was full of them.

[greatunknown]

Went to town with boric acid, combat gel and combat bait stations and it seemed to work! I had a month where I saw none and I have been looking for them.

But.. its 4am and I am reviving this thread so... yeah.

Saw one 2 nights ago run under my microwave... Tonight I went to get some water and there was a big one on my counter and then 2 minutes later another one scurrying on the kitchen floor..

Could it be the weather?

I am on the verge of losing my mind. Cant sleep.. so frustrating.

[Old Painless]

If you are seeing them that often, it's usually a sign that they are crawling all over you looking for something to eat every single night. When you are sleeping.

[tob55]

A general rule is that if you see one, then there is a nest with perhaps hundreds or thousands more in the walls somewhere. Hard if not impossible to get rid of them without professional help, and it is likely that if they came from a dwelling other than your own, you would have to fumigate the entire building you live in. Those pesky critters can live in virtually the most uninhabitable places on earth. That is why it has been observed that in the event of a nuclear bomb the only survivor is going to be the cockroach. Sorry to be the messenger, but I grew up in the southern US and roaches were a normal thing we had to deal with. It only takes one nymph to create a world of problems. Cleanliness on your part is good, but you cannot guarantee the cleanliness of others in your complex of villas. Someone has brought them to you, and now you have to deal with them.

[greatunknown]

[Old Painless]

The mouth area is a big attraction. Be sure to brush your teeth well. Take a shower and scrub yourself as much as possible. They eat dead skin too, so the less dead skin you have, the fewer will be attracted to your body.

[3DR]

[Daniel1981]

What would a dog do to help?

I've never had a roach problem in my life, but I am moving again in 3 weeks, to an 옥탑방 - a room at the top of the building, on the roof. So we'll see..

If they come, will my dog help?

[atwood]

I'd rule out the usual suspects--the French, the English, etc.--and go right to the Russian cockroaches. The problem is that after they defeat the Germans, they'll put up a wall keeping you out of your bedroom.

[greatunknown]

I appreciate the humor guys!

Seriously though, with the boric acid, can anyone give me any advice on what products to use with it? I've been told I shouldn't use the gel bait and boric acid at the same time but I'm not really sure why. I'm thinking for round 2 I'll just very lightly sprinkle some BA around the perimeter of my apartment, wait a few days, then use the gel?

How much time should I give the boric acid?

I'm assuming sprays are a bad idea?