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ockroach infestation cannot always be fixed with pesticides alone. Living in clutter and failing to do a good job of cleaning can cause a major cockroach infestation to occur.
Felicia; Anniston, AL asks:
I am the only one in my household that gets bitten by roaches. Why is that? We have roaches really bad and have tried everything to get rid of them. What can I do? I went to my doctor and she said there was nothing she could do. She gave me hydrocortisone cream for the bites.
Dear Felicia,
I'm going to try to help you through, what appears to be a serious problem with cockroaches. First, cockroaches do not intentionally bite humans. If you .
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have cockroaches in or around your bed they may be attracted to the smell of food coming from your mouth, face or hands and "bite" you as they attempt to get at the food residues
With today's advanced technology available for the control of cockroaches there is no reason why you should be suffering with these insects. Roach baits are known to be very successful in controling cockroach populations. However, pest control is only part of the answer. Cockroaches live among us because we provide them with food and shelter. We can just as easily remove that food and shelter with a bit of work.
Cockroaches love clutter. If your home is not kept clean and organized you are giving cockroaches places to live. If you have things stored in cardboard boxes you are giving cockroaches shelter. the construction of the box gives the roaches places to lay their eggs and the glue gives them a food source. Get rid of the boxes. I'd rather see you put items in plastic garbage bags.
If your kitchen is not spotlessly clean, and that means all cooking surfaces and sides of the stove and refrigerator, legs of tables, under equipment and furnishings, you are giving cockroaches ample food to survive and multiply.
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Just the smallest amounts of grease accumulating on the sides of appliances is ample food supply for a nest of cockroaches.
When you tell me that you are being bitten I can only guess you are experiencing that while you are asleep. (Cockroaches cannot chase you down when you are up and moving around.) Wash your bed linens, vacuum under your bed, empty garbage and do what you have to do to eliminate all the things cockroaches need to live. Food. Shelter. Water. Take away just one of those items and the cockroach cannot survive.
There is simply no reason to live with cockroaches, but you need to work at it. Pesticides alone will not resolve your issues.
Comments
nathan zalta
25 Jun 2009, 20:40
I saw a roach in my office during the day walking at a normal pace it had a
clear plastic like body dolor what kind of roach could it be
candace
28 Jun 2009, 23:16
this is actually for rebecca, i hope she checks back. i have roaches too
and they used to be really thick. since i have small children and dont want
to use chemicals i use about two teaspoons of dawn dish detergant and water
in a spray bottle, its dirt cheap and trust me it works great. the added
bonus is that since they like the smell of it, it draws them out and i can
kill more of them. you have to really saturate them though. i even use
psychological warfare on those little pests, i take a glue stick and smear
some on the wall near the areas i know are hidey holes, turn off the light
for about 45 minutes, then go in there and kill em off. it takes a while to
really see the difference but it does work.
eileen
31 Aug 2009, 16:31
We cleaned out our outdoor grease trap today. It is in a flower bed about
5 feet from my kitchen sink. When we opened the trap thoussand of roaches
of various sizes came swarming out. How did they get in the trap and how
can we get rid of them. We have some roaches in our house occassionally,
but nothing terrible. Thank you for any advice you can give us.
Baughb
04 Sep 2009, 18:05
I used to have a serious bug infestation and my solution was to use
fumigators. I have found that the best kind are the ones that you have to
remove the cartridge from the small plastic it comes with, add a small
amount of water and replace the cartridge. Repeating this procedure a time,
or two has rendered my mobile home free from roaches, spiders and fleas.
Also, what really helped was to repair all plumbing leaks. My old mobile
home came with cheap, black plastic plumbing which frequently spawned
leaks. I replaced all of it with PVC, which was very inexpensive. I did it
myself in one day for around $200.00. It was also the first and only time
that I had ever done anything like it, so don't be afraid to do it
yourself. Plumbers are way too expensive, if you ask me. With no more water
freely available, the bugs had nothing more to attract them.
Antoine
06 Nov 2009, 21:56
I have a very big rear projection television. On a few recent
occasions,late at night I have seen cockroaches crawling across the inside
of the screen. Help!
There was recently major plumbing renovations on the floor beneath my
apartment.
patrice
10 Nov 2009, 11:17
2 weeks ago I found a small (baby) roach in the bathroom. Last night my
husband said he saw one in the computer room. We have been in the house for
4 yrs and this is the first we see of them. How do they just appear? I
remember one of his friends coming to wash his clothes and complaining
about the roach issue at his sisters hows where he lives. Im thinking he
may have travled with them. Is that possible? If not, how can we have
attracted them?
Two is enough for me and I am afraid to wait any longer. I have an
exterminator coming this weekend to start treatment but wanted to find out
if there is an alternative. Can I do this myself or do you think store
brought stuff will not do it.
Thanks
JRG
24 Jan 2010, 21:19
Bay Leaves -- Buy them in the store and spread them all over the bathroom
and in the kitchen cabinets. Put them all around the fridge. They do not
like the smell and will run off to get away from them
Eric
24 Aug 2010, 19:51
Hi I have been having a bad roach probblem for years I had exterminators
come and they still come, And they are German cockroaches. So please if you
can give some advice to get rid of these cockroaches.
Thanks
Ask the Exterminator
25 Aug 2010, 09:30
This article and lots of other cockroach articles on my website provide you
all you need to know. Roaches can be easily controlled via good sanitation
and the proper placement of cockroach baits.
