Comments on: How To Kill Roaches And Get Rid Of A Home Cockroach Infestation

By: Janice

Janice — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:30:44 +0000

I also bought a ‘new’ house. These devils stated showing up at night in my kitchen sink area. I have read all the comments and have decided to Take JJmiah’s advise. I got the DE,boric acid and combat gold today. Have the acv to start using on the cabinet, pantry and laundry room. Hope I have a bug free kitchen by Thanksgiving. Thanks for all the information. Have a happy Thanksgiving YA’LL.

By: Janice

Janice — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:13:57 +0000

JJmiah and Tee, I loved the squabble. Laughed all the waythru. Love this sight have learned a lot JJmiah I have already taken some of our advice thanks a million. Tee keep the spirit. HAPPY BUG HUNTIN’ I’LL BE AT HOME DEPOT TOMORROW.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:06:04 +0000

This all sounds good but I have already fogged (yesterday). Can you tell me what I need to do to clean the toys and books that were in the room?

By: J is on fire

J is on fire — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:52:44 +0000

try using platinum gel. IT absolutely works, just dont spray raid anywhere near traps, pesticide is a science. and unfortunately these bastards can pick up pesticide in the air, they know long before you try to kill them where you are. they are the ultimate survivors. use plenty of bait traps, and if all else fails use chinese chalk(only if you can’t do anything else)

By: mo

mo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:49:58 +0000

when getting an exterminator, i would pushing for
bait and kill-they take it back to the nests and give it to other roaches
igr-insect growth regulator, which stops them from further reproducing
furthermore-they should NOT be using the same chemicals every month, as this i as how roaches develop an immunity (much like humans with antibiotics)
the first month i realized i had roaches, i had the exterminator come 3x -that was last dec
off jan
came back in feb
off march, came back in april
off may, came back in june
that was the last he came and i have not, by the GRACE of JESUS, seen any since
while you are trying to get rid of them, besides using an exterminator, dont leave any water out (they need water more than they need food), keep constantly cleaning, and honestly-PRAY for strength and PRAY to know what to do.
oh-also-anywhere you see them-leave the little baits from raid-but again-rotate! roaches grow immune so the goal is to constantly be attacking their immune system with different methods! keepup the good fight!

By: BMoney

BMoney — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:52:35 +0000

I seriously need these scumbags to perish. Ive even considered applying to an extermination company, just to have access to the most powerful chemicals and methods available. The baby can spend the week at Grandma’s. These things need to die! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As of now im working with glue traps, catnip, and boric acid, as well as cleaning like mad and feeding my cat on a schedule. If i get an exterminator, what method should i push for? Thanks

By: BMoney

BMoney — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:49:24 +0000

Help! I have a newborn, and now I have roaches. I keep my place clean, but we keep finding little ones in the bathroom, hanging out around the base of the tub. I feel like they have come thru holes in the inadequate caulk job, or perhaps thru heating vents. Im not sure what to do, I applied boric acid three weeks ago.

Things seemed find, until today, when a three to four inch(feelers included) piece of evil scurried across my bathroom wall.

The exterminator comes on Tuesday, what can I do to make sure they disappear?

By: J is on fire

J is on fire — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:33:40 +0000

Tee really ur the nobody who came insulting. Loser?. 10 to 1 says ur some old fat guy playing pc games to lazy to clean up

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:41 +0000

Cindy–
I hate to be adding to the depression. I can totally relate. All I wanted, during the thick of it, was a single success story. It is stressful and worrying on a strange, visceral level… in addition to just being bothered by a pest infestation. Biology kicks in. It’s not fun. Your friends are either too grossed out to come visit you or think that you’re being a baby… sometimes both. It really just is a complete nightmare.
Best of luck to you, but I cannot express how much better I have felt since I tucked tail and ran. Not easy financially. I’ve certainly had to depend quite a bit on family and friends. It wasn’t easy to throw away most of my things, either. But the stress is gone.

best,
Rachel

By: Hutch

Hutch — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:39:15 +0000

I see we have some internet bravery going on. Golf clap, tough guys. Anyway…

This was a fun article to read. I’ve got an infestation spreading in my apartment right now. Although I hate the bigger, flying roaches more than your smaller urban versions, they at least don’t seem to have as much of a tendency to nest in one’s home. At least, not that I’ve ever seen in this area. But no, I have the smaller bastards. The ones that make a nice cozy home for themselves in crevices to small for me to find in here.

It’s a beautiful fall weekend with a cool breeze right now, so I’ve dedicated my free time to spray, fumigate, steam vac the carpets, open the doors and windows and air out the place, and then set up Combat roach baits everywhere.

I did most of this yesterday. Today I’m seeing a few dead roaches in the kitchen, and I found one live and healthy looking roach near my living room tv cabinet (during the day). Bah! They’re escaping from their holes and trying to retreat to my living room, the little shits. So now that they’re out in the open and gasping for air, I’m going to fog one more time just to see how many I can kill and then move some baits to the tv area.

I hate these bastards so damn much.

By: Tee

Tee — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:59:34 +0000

Ok, you just felt the need to chime in on a dead issue…feel better now that you put your useless 2 cents in it??? Great! Now get lost….”since the 2 wks I’ve been gone” ha! Um, who are you? Ooooh that’s right, its the infamous No Name….um, NOT! How about you keep yourself busy and go stomp roaches loser.

By: J is on fire

J is on fire — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:23:27 +0000

did you 2 really have a feud and make up in the course of the 2 weeks i was gone? you both are f-ing ridiculous. jjmiah- illegal got it understood, stop saying it for the record drugs are illegal,and people still buy em crime happens all the time. if anyone loses the war to cockroach nuke em(get the chalk as a last resort. i,e if it fails your moving out) . tee- just shut up

By: JJAMIAH

JJAMIAH — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:55 +0000

I’ll take it, thanks Muah, I love you too! Life has too many worries, god bless all. Have a lovely weekend.

By: Tee

Tee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:24:26 +0000

Someone needs a hug

By: JJAMIAH

JJAMIAH — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:14:05 +0000

My comments in ()
Tee Says: (WHO CARES What Tee Says!)

JJamiah get a life (I do WITHOUT ROACHES, AND HAPPY, PEOPLE ACTUALLY MENTION MY NAME AND EMAIL ME FOR ADVICE ON IT AND HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH LEGAL PRODUCTS)

,the fact that I my 2 aunts used it when it was legal ( FOOL I AM ONLY TELLING PEOPLE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL AND CHECK OUT THE PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USING IT, DUH! LIKE ARSON IT WILL GET RID OF THEM BUT IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL)

and my cousins were all kids and now 30 yrs later they still don’t have roaches and everyone is fine (BLAH BLAH BLAH, WHO CARES)

with no lasting effects from the chalk is proof enough. I just used it myself and I have a 5 month old baby (OKAY SO YOUR RISKING POISON AROUND YOUR KID, AREN’T YOU MOTHER OF THE YEAR)

and WE ARE BOTH FINE MINUS THE ROACHES so there’s your “proof.” (NO DEAR GO TO THE LINK FOR THE EPA AND THAT IS YOUR PROOF THAT SOUNDS STUPID, IT WORKED FOR YOU SO IT ISN’T DANGEROUS, THE REGULAR ROACH SPRAY ON THE SHELF IS DANGEROUS)

The only “danger” is when parents are irresponsible and leave the chalk in reach of children and the children get a hold of it and end up digesting it…aside from that there is no danger from using the chalk so do your research. Can you find one article stating that the chalk gets in you pores or is inhaled through the air???? NO!!!

(NO BUT I CAN FIND A LINK THAT SAYS IT IS ILLEGAL, WHICH WAS MY POINT, AND THAT IT IS POISON, NOT ALL POISONS KILL IMMEDIATELY READ UP BEFORE YOU COMMENT)

So go kick rocks (I DO, THE ROCK ON MY FINGER GETS IT EVERY DAY)

and leave the people who actually want to get rid of their roaches without spending a fortune alone (WELL, IT ISN’T A FORTUNE TO ME, IT IS WORTH EVERY DIME TO HAVE BEEN WITH OUT THEM, YOUR A DORK, LOOK THAT UP TOO! I HATE TO STOOP TO THE LEVEL OF THE UNEDUCATED BUT SOMETIMES THE COMMENTS ARE ANNOYING.

MY POINT AND THIS IS THE LAST RESPONSE TO THE STUPIDITY: IS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL WEATHER IT WORKS OR NOT FOR ME ISN’T THE ISSUE. I DON’T CARE WHO USES IT, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE ARE RISK AND THAT IT IS ILLEGAL. LIKE WHEN YOU SMOKE YOU KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES. END OF THE STORY GOT A PROBLEM EMAIL ME, I’D BE GLAD TO ONE ON ONE WITH YOU.