Does anyone else have a problem w/ roaches?

My house is pier and beam so I occasionally will find one on its back kicking it legs

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killed up to 20 just last night

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Dude. 20 fricking roaches is disgusting. I wouldn't be able to stay in a house where I encounter 20 roaches in one evening. You need to call in the Marines or something.

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Dude. 20 fricking roaches is disgusting.

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it was the garage

Once you get a roach problem, it is extremely difficult to get rid of. Normal spraying isn't going to help.

If you're killing that many overnight, I dare you to get up in the middle of the night, while the lights are off, sneak into your kitchen and quickly turn on the lights. You will likely be in shock.

If you're having an extermanator spray monthly and then still kill 20 roaches in one night, you need to fire that exterminator.

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For every 1 roach you see there are hundreds more that you cannot see inside your house

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I aint ever killed no 20 but I get one every week or so...

got an ant problem in the kitchen but don't know where they are coming from

but..........

my Aunt had a female exterminator, whom i had 2 be there when she was at work & man she was sexy as hell. I smashed her like a roach every visit.

i need 2 look her up again

Many species of cockroaches only mate one time but are then pregnant for life. Known for their prolific breeding, depending on the species and environment in which they live, cockroach egg capsules are created anywhere from 4 to 70 days.

Here in Houston cockroaches are especially prolific due to our humid, semi-tropical climate.

Egg capsules contain multiple cockroach babies anxious to join their relatives who can be hiding in your walls, cabinets, floorboards, and appliances. The constant breeding cycle translates into rapid and massive infestations for any home or business.

• Houston pest control professionals say that cockroaches can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes! This is why using store bought bug bombs are not effective at killing the majority of cockroaches that exist within a structure. Once cockroaches detect the poison in the air, they take a deep breath and run for cover for safe, cleaner air!

• Cockroaches can live for an entire week without their head! This creepy, yet intriguing bug, only dies because it can’t drink any water without it’s head!

• Cockroaches are typically nocturnal and rest for about 75% of the day. If you see them during the daytime hours, it’s a good indication that you have a serious infestation on your hands. Some people believe that for every one cockroach that you do see, there are hundreds of cockroaches that you don’t see hiding in cabinets, walls, and other choice places.

• Many people believe that the American cockroach arrived in North America during the slave trading years. The giant American cockroach is also called a “water bug” but there is no clear evidence as to why it gained that name.

• Cockroaches can easily survive without eating for a month, but deprive them of water for a week and they will be dead! But eliminating water access is impossible in homes and businesses as water is in every sink drain and comode.

• You can never sneak up on a cockroach. They have a nerve that runs from their head to their tail that will alert them of impending danger.

Assuming its not because you are a slob:

Mix borax (20Mule Team detergent booster), flour, peanut butter and syrup.

Use a stick of some kind to put the bait all over the place, like above door frames, on window ledges, inside cabinets, inside plugin boxes. This takes some time.

The stuff will stick and harden.

If you baited it well, the roaches will die and not come back.