How do you get rid of Roaches?

Question

When I looked at this place to rent I never saw them. The day after I moved in is when they started coming out of the walls. They are bad. I have tried boric acid, seven dust , roach traps,combat gel, bombs and ortho max defense spray and it seems all I am doing is feeding them. The more I do to get rid of them the more seem to be showing up. Help me please.

Answer 1

Roaches live just fine outdoors. However, inside they can find food, water, shelter and avoid predators. So as long as conditions are favorable, roaches will proliferate indoors. The key to prevention is sealing roaches out, removing food and eliminating shelter.

Store food in tightly sealed containers or in the refrigerator
Wipe down counters and sweep floors every night
Do not leave dirty dishes in the sink or dishwasher overnight
Clean out trash cans and use trash bags to line the can and avoid leaving food remnants behind
Take out all garbage nightly
Seal cracks in walls, along baseboards and anywhere roaches might enter or hide. Use caulk to seal only after cleaning and vacuuming first.
Install weatherstripping in windows and doors to seal out roaches
Fix leaks and dry out areas under sinks and anywhere that roaches might inhabit
Clean up clutter to eliminate hiding places for roaches
How To Eliminate Roaches in Your Home
Avoid the use of toxic sprays. Use of sticky traps is an effective method to eliminate roaches. Place the traps along the walls as roaches tend to follow edges. Traps which use a roach pheromone are more effective at attracting roaches. Once you determine the places of greatest activity, concentrate your traps there. Because traps attract roaches, they should be used only in tandem with prevention steps.

If you must use toxic compounds to eliminate roaches, choose less toxic controls such as diatomaceous earth (DE) and boric acid. Be sure to read and follow all instructions for any compounds used.

http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/pest/roaches.php






Managing Household Toxics Preventive Measures Safety Considerations
Select the least toxic product for your home.
Buy only as much as you will use.
Read lable instructions for use, storage and disposal hazards.
Avoid aeroso spray cans whenever possible.
Buy liquid, paste or powder forms of products.
Dispose of toxic waste as recommended.
Roaches and other insects are discourage by good house keeping practices.
Store food in sealed containers.
Bathe pets frequently to discourage fleas.
Avoid hard-to-clean stains in the oven by wiping out after each use.
Air out the house occasionally to avoid the use of chemical air fresheners.
Never mix chlorine bleach with any other cleaning agent such as ammonia or vinegar. It may create toxic fumes.
Store all cleaning solutions out of the reach of children.
Never transfer a product to a container that once held food or drink to avoid accidental poisoning.
Be sure that each container has a label.


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Answer 2

Your problem sounds really bad. Since you've already tried the minor solutions, you might want to get an expert in to fumigate. You'll have to stay somewhere else for a few days. Before you do that though, get a caulking gun and plug any holes you can find that would enable new roaches to enter from another part of the building after you've gotten rid of them.

Answer 3

Try the Roach Motel. Roaches check in but they don't check out. It sounds, however, like your whole building might be infested. Try contacting the Landlord and request a building-wide extermination program be instituted.

Answer 4

First of all, roaches are not pets. lol

Try contacting the apartment complex or landlord for help. Sometimes they will have to use one of those smoke bombs. You will have to vacate for about 8 to 12 hours though but it kills most of them and stops the cycle. Also call Terminex or your local pest control. They really do wonders.

Good luck! :)

Answer 5

if you live in an appartment, they move from area to area (sadly) things that might help are: make sure you remove all moving boxes, remove all drawers and spray in the back and open all cabinets and spray (be awhile till you can put all your things back in :( ... ) never leave any food out (which means also sweeping/vacuuming daily) also no dishes left -- if your sinks drip see if you can get them repaired. no food no water and hopefully no bugs ! :)

good luck

Answer 6

keep a live chicken around and will eat all the roaches

Answer 7

get raid thats for roach extermination. or if its really serious, you should contact an exterminator

Answer 8

exterminator? if anything i would move out of the house but if you like it that much, a high quality exterminator

Answer 9

you can find roach poisons at the store

Answer 10

Call an exterminator that guarantees his/her work.