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roaches
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:22 am
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:22 am
I know the summer weather likes to bring them indoors, but I feel like I'm seeing way more than I'm used to in my home. I haven't sprayed my perimeter yet, but I do have several Combat Max roach baits near areas where I find the roaches. I'm guessing the bait is doing its job? I generally only find them at night.
Are there better traps/baits to get rid of these assholes?
Are there better traps/baits to get rid of these assholes?
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:27 am to BilbeauTBaggins
Best thing for roaches that I have ever seen is Bengal roach spray. Spray any place that has food or water and before you finish spraying, every one will stagger out and die before your eyes!
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:30 am to BilbeauTBaggins
I treated my house years ago with a 3 step combination of spray, boric acid and a gel type paste that I was told to apply inside my kitchen cabinets where the face frame meets the carcass so it's out of the way and very discrete.
The spray was applied via a pump sprayer, the boric acid, which is a very fine powder was applied around electrical outlets and switches after the plates were removed and in any hard to reach crevices.
That did the trick. I did that over 30 years ago and haven't seen but a handful of roaches since and I was basically overrun with those small German Cockroaches when I first moved into this old house since it was abandoned for months before being bought by me.
I do spray an insecticide about once a year on the ground floor man cave and woodworking shop area but haven't spray the 2nd story living area in ages.
The spray was applied via a pump sprayer, the boric acid, which is a very fine powder was applied around electrical outlets and switches after the plates were removed and in any hard to reach crevices.
That did the trick. I did that over 30 years ago and haven't seen but a handful of roaches since and I was basically overrun with those small German Cockroaches when I first moved into this old house since it was abandoned for months before being bought by me.
I do spray an insecticide about once a year on the ground floor man cave and woodworking shop area but haven't spray the 2nd story living area in ages.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:33 am to gumbo2176
They're all in my kitchen area and the German roaches end up in the guest bathroom upstairs. I have at least 2 baits in the kitchen but I know I need one in the bathroom.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:40 am to gumbo2176
I usually spread Bifen granules on the outside perimeter and spray Talstar around foundation. Never seen a roach inside.
ETA: I try and do this every 4-6 months. At least 2 applications a year. No more than 3.
ETA: I try and do this every 4-6 months. At least 2 applications a year. No more than 3.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 12:57 pm to Crescent Connection
When I remodeled my old house in the garden district I filled every wall cavity with boric acid and dematiaceous earth. I never saw another roach in my house for the 3 years that I continued to live there. I also sprayed the outside parameter with permethrin twice a year.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 2:54 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Demon WP. This makes 4 gallons. Drop the whole packet into a sprayer and go to town.
Demon
Demon
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:59 pm to Crescent Connection
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I usually spread Bifen granules on the outside perimeter and spray Talstar around foundation. Never seen a roach inside.
There is your answer. Spray perimeter in and out. Suspend SC works as well.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:53 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Demon WP
Posted on 5/30/25 at 8:17 pm to LEASTBAY
Is this an outdoor only perimeter spray?
Posted on 5/30/25 at 8:47 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Can spray inside also. Same as Bifen. It does have more of a cloudy residue to it.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 8:25 am to Bayou
Suspend SC is excellent stuff, is pet safe and has no odor. For serious issues, you have to find/eliminate their food source as well as use other methods. Here's what we had to do at my grandma's house: treat outside perimeter with bifen, clean out all food cabinets/ panty, clean out under sinks, clean under range/cooktop, clean out trey under refrigerator, spray Suspend SC inside then apply Avert DF and Advion gel according to instructions. That fixed it and there hasn't been any issues there in many years. The issue ended up being all the little dropped bits of food in the pantry/cabinets and the overflow tray under the fridge.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:12 am to ThermoDynamicTiger
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boric acid and diatomaceous earth
These are great contact pesticides as long as they are very dry. Exposed to moisture or even high humidity greatly reduces effectiveness. Boric acid is also effective when ingested and is the active ingredient in many baits.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 3:13 pm to LEASTBAY
Just ordered some. Ill use my Orkin home defense now and wait to spray next week when it arrives. Would this be a bad idea?
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:08 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Not to me. I hate roaches.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:34 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
I've found boric acid to be pretty effective. A light dusting is best.
Cheapest place I get it is the dollar store.
Cheapest place I get it is the dollar store.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 8:52 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
I've always had good results with Ortho home defense Max. Whenever I do see a roach it's already dead.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:13 pm to Crescent Connection
quote:this, plus boric acid powder (or the boric acid roach pills) is the answer. Works like a champ and no poisons in your house.
Bifen granules on the outside perimeter
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