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Keeping Big Monster Godzilla Tree Roaches Out of the House?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:14 am
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:14 am
Just moved into a house that is pretty old. Haven't had any bug issues and it's been treated with pest control spray.
But we have had the big flying demons enter the house. Mostly find them feet up kicking and dying but sometimes they're still running. Been seeing one every other day.
It's an older house and a rental so I think finding every possible entrance to seal off will be difficult. There are two large trees close to the house and it has a crawl space. There's also a pretty thick wooded area surrounding our street.
Is it possible to have a professional treat the trees? Or are they to be expected from time to time when living in a house with lots of trees around?
But we have had the big flying demons enter the house. Mostly find them feet up kicking and dying but sometimes they're still running. Been seeing one every other day.
It's an older house and a rental so I think finding every possible entrance to seal off will be difficult. There are two large trees close to the house and it has a crawl space. There's also a pretty thick wooded area surrounding our street.
Is it possible to have a professional treat the trees? Or are they to be expected from time to time when living in a house with lots of trees around?
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Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:16 am to StringedInstruments
Go outside at night with spray. Look on the trees and all over the outside of house. Spray them.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:16 am to StringedInstruments
I just bomb the house about 3 times a year. Spring, summer and fall... Use one more can than the square footage calls for to get the extra pop. 
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:18 am to AlxTgr
But won't that just kill the ones in sight at that time? I want total anniliation.
If it were my house, I'd have the trees cut down solely to prevent roaches from being around.
If it were my house, I'd have the trees cut down solely to prevent roaches from being around.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:33 am to StringedInstruments
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But won't that just kill the ones in sight at that time? I want total anniliation
Some of the bombs have lasting effects. I've found a combo of bombs and spraying to be the best. I buy the big jug of spray at Home Depot and hit all the windows and doors both inside and out with it about once a month. And then I will set off multiple bombs in the basement/garage of our house to kill anything down there.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:39 am to StringedInstruments
I was able to really cut them back big time. OTOH, I was using Dursban. I don't know if that's available anymore. I think the ones I sprayed went back to the hiding places and killed many more. It was amazing how long I would go without seeing any roaches at all.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:46 am to AlxTgr
Professional or you sprayed?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:50 am to StringedInstruments
Get some ortho home defense max. I spray the base of all exterior and interior walls and kitchen cabinets every few months. If I do happen so see an occasional roach, it's on its back dead.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:52 am to onelochevy
That's what I did spray. It's always worked for me in the past but I figure the ones getting in are coming in from the trees and dying once they encounter the spray. I want those frickers dead before they think about disturbing my peace.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:52 am to StringedInstruments
I had this problem.
What really took care of it for us was getting a local pest control to come out once a month.
During the initial set up he went through the house and found any small crack he could and either stuffed it with some steel wool or sprayed it. Those big bastards will find any possible way into your house.
Now he just treats the outside once a month for $40. No bug problems since, which is good considering I live under a bunch of old live oaks and have an assload of foliage behind my fence.
What really took care of it for us was getting a local pest control to come out once a month.
During the initial set up he went through the house and found any small crack he could and either stuffed it with some steel wool or sprayed it. Those big bastards will find any possible way into your house.
Now he just treats the outside once a month for $40. No bug problems since, which is good considering I live under a bunch of old live oaks and have an assload of foliage behind my fence.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 11:08 am to Clyde Tipton
I set four or five of those off at night time in my backyard and there isn't a bug around for weeks.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 11:11 am to StringedInstruments
quote:Me with a spotlight and a sprayer.
Professional or you sprayed?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 1:45 pm to StringedInstruments
Sounds like you moved in to my old place... Are talking Baton Rouge? Goodwood area? I sealed up every opening I could find, sprayed every 2 months, and kept it clean. I still found 1 or 2 every other day
Posted on 6/20/17 at 1:56 pm to StringedInstruments
I just moved into a new place and I am having this problem as well. Do the smoke bombs make a bad smell? Can you smell it on the couch?
I have lived there about a month and I have already sprayed twice. Maybe I need stronger stuff.
I have lived there about a month and I have already sprayed twice. Maybe I need stronger stuff.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 2:13 pm to dshort_bruh
Bengal Roach Spray. This stuff is bar none the most arse-kicking roach destroyer there is. Spray in corners, under cabinets, across door thresholds/perimeters. It flushes these sum bitches out from anywhere...legs up. 
Posted on 6/20/17 at 8:09 pm to LSUPhreaK
I grew with these damn things sometimes referred to as palmetto bugs. They love to fly right at motion at night too which is always fun when they fly right at u and get in your hair. We had millions of these damn things in ocean springs as they live all over big live oak trees. They don't live in your house they just come in at night to feed and to fly at you and get in your shoes and terrorize you. ( To this day as I result if this shite and some horror movies these are only creatures I have unnatural fear of. Not snakes, spiders etc but fricking giant roaches.
Boric acid on outside of any way they can get in your house and or bengal roach spray on outside of every window seal doorway etc. and just duck whenever you go inside
You can also;
Get a bat house they love to eat them
Order a thousand praying mantis eggs
Green snakes
Electric bug light will put hurt on them
Foggers will not work though as they live outside
Or best bet just move before you wake up in middle of night and there are a dozen of them crawling all over u and under the sheets and then you have roach phobia too
Boric acid on outside of any way they can get in your house and or bengal roach spray on outside of every window seal doorway etc. and just duck whenever you go inside
You can also;
Get a bat house they love to eat them
Order a thousand praying mantis eggs
Green snakes
Electric bug light will put hurt on them
Foggers will not work though as they live outside
Or best bet just move before you wake up in middle of night and there are a dozen of them crawling all over u and under the sheets and then you have roach phobia too
Posted on 6/20/17 at 9:15 pm to AlxTgr
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Dursban
shite was the tits...banned from production around 15 years ago. Still remember the smell when dad used it. It was that and Diazinon that gave the old feed and seed stores their distinct smell.
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