My husband went to fire up the grill last night and found 5 or 6 roaches living in our gas grill! Do we need to get rid of the grill or is there something we can do?
2006-09-03 04:06:02 · 10 answers · asked by Juliee 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
They are hiding in all sorts of crevices in the grill. We fired it up and they did not de - believe it or not one ran out AFTER we had it on for an hour!
2006-09-03 04:20:53 · update #1
Before you put food on your grill, light the burner and close the lid. Let it heat up and burn off any accumulated foodstuff on the cooking grates and "lava rocks". Any insects will also leave the grill as it gets hot.
You can also close the lid after you are done cooking in order to burn off any grease or other foodstuffs that are sticking to the cooking surface thereby eliminating the food that can attract the insects.
Good luck with your grilling.
2006-09-07 01:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
Fire it up and chase em out. I wouldn't get rid of the grill I would just store it someplace else. or you could spray it with roach killer (not while it's on) and use tinfoil to cook your food on so you don't contaminate it♥ Or if you want a new grill, this is a great excuse to get one♥
2006-09-06 07:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by ♥USMCwife♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vixxie above is right -- FIRE IT UP !! the roaches will either leave or get cremated. They were probably feeding on grease drippings from previous barbecues, so you might also want to clean that out. And check around the area where you store it for places they might also be hiding. But don't spray the grill itself -- that would be toxic and could poison you!
2006-09-03 04:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are in the tubing of the frame? Most pesticides are petroleum based, and non-persistent. Buy a grill cover, put a roach bomb under the cover. Clean well afterward, and allow to burn for a hour before cooking.
2006-09-03 06:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn it on. The roaches will be cooked! Then clean it out really well - and maybe fumigate the area to stop them from coming back. Also, clean the grill after you use it. Maybe that will stop them from returning too.
2006-09-03 04:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Once you fire it up they are going to disintegrate. I would not spray them, the spray be harmful as a residual effect. Burning them out is the best. There would only be a speck of dust from a roach. They came in to eat the drippings from the last time you used it.
2006-09-03 04:14:23 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
loosely tie seven matches around a cigarette with dental floss,with the heads of the matches halfway down the business end,turn the gas on full blast,light the cigarette,place said cigarette into grill,close cover,run like hell...simple
2006-09-03 04:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by aries4272 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'boric acid' found at walmart in roach and RAID area. sprinkle around area and house and then wait a week. No more roaches. Good for fleas too
2006-09-03 04:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by drpsholder 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask an exterminator.
2006-09-03 04:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by magicrules8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fire it up, they will run like he** when it gets hot.
2006-09-03 04:11:13 · answer #10 · answered by el 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋