over the summer some family and friends used our spanish apartment in our absence.last night a saw a huge cockroach.
I bought a new insect spray today and have sprayed the room where I saw the beast.what else can I do ?
I feel the whole place is flithy !!!!
2006-09-08 01:25:32 · 14 answers · asked by june l 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
do not squash them or they lay eggs!
they are not bothered about sprays did you know if there was a nuclear war cockroaches would be the only survivors!
They will take over the world eventually
2006-09-08 01:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by Senorita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy some of those taps, they sell them at any store I don't know what they're called, but they have a smell that they don't like, they also have them for ants, they worked in my house. When I moved in to my house we had these small cockroaches, and they were gone within a week, just put those little taps everywhere in the house that should work, and when you see a cockroach grab it with a napkin and then mash it, and throw it away make sure you kill it, while in the napkin, otherwise they might lay eggs. You can also put ajax on the kitchen sink, that's where they usually hide and along edges, and try to keep your house as clean as possible, don't leave dirty dishes, or food out. Hope that helps, worked for me!!!
2006-09-08 01:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bonita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be so ridiculous!
They fly in through the windows this time of year.
It's the little ones you want to worry about because you know they just hatched somewhere in the apartment.
All you can do is keep the place clean. Spray the whole apartment with strong bug spray.
You can also buy little traps to but under the fridge and in corners they might get into.
2006-09-08 01:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by stickyricky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray on the floor, especially in the kitchen and toilets. Spray in all the drains. Put boric powder on all the shelves and in kitchen drawers and cover with brown paper. Spray after every 3 or 4 days to destroy the cockroaches which have recently hatched.
Good Luck!
2006-09-08 01:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cockroaches...I hate them! I went to Tenerife one year and when we opened the apartment door they all ran under the sofas! I didn't sleep all night and sat on the coffee table with my feet up for about 6 hours. The next morning as soon as it was light we checked into a hotel. They were everywhere! There was a huge one on the shower curtain so I couldn't use the loo.
I would check everywhere, maybe it's just a stray.
2006-09-08 01:32:17 · answer #5 · answered by Angel D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.bengal.com This is the best stuff have ever used. You spray once every six months and you will never see a cockroach, even if you live like a pig, I swear.
2006-09-08 01:35:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For every one U see, there are hundreds more in hiding. The only way to really get rid of them is to hire a pest exterminator.
Otherwise it will be a Futile attempt to try to keep up with them by use of insecticidal sprays.
2006-09-08 01:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by froggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting a cat. They love to chase and eat cockroaches. We once got infested with them and soon thereafter got a cat. We had no cockroaches within a couple of weeks.
2006-09-08 02:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean up the place to get rid of the cockroach. That is the best method. They are very good at hiding.
2006-09-08 01:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockroaches live in those warmer countries. Get used to it.
Spray what you like but they will still find their way in.
2006-09-08 01:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Mum-Ra 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋