Need advice.... They were right underneath the garbage can. Should I spray, put out bait or not bother since they're not in the house.
OT: Cockroaches outside the house (not in the house)
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I recommend spraying that area at the very least. The baits you can buy retail are not very effective. If you have weep holes in your brick siding, make sure you apply some pesticide to those as well. As it cools off, they will work their way into your house. If they are large roaches they are probably American or Oriental roaches, both of which are not hard to control. For more advice on controlling pests, check out the link(I own the company):
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Water bugs/Palmetto bugs - same thing, they're called American cockroaches. They live outdoors in warm climates and come indoors, usually when it's especially cold or hot, in search of water. They're not to be confused with the smaller 'indoor' roaches, German cockroaches, which many of us probably had in our first apartments.
I have lived in Florida and Georgia, and spent lots of time in Hawaii. Have plenty of experience with these things.
Anyway, OP - get some Bengal Roach Spray at Home Depot or Lowes and spray the bottom, around the inside lip of the can, and any adjacent brush/woodpiles etc every month or so, until the weather stays below 40 at night. I swore by the stuff.
Thanks everyone. As stated in my avatar, I live in La Canada which neighbors Pasadena. As far as the weather is concerned, the coldest temperature in this area is about mid to high fifties. It does get hot and dry so they could try to get into the house looking for water or cooler temperatures. It was about 105 over the weekend. I'll definitely head over to Home Depot and ask them if Bengal Roach spray is right for my house.
LaCanada? I heard icy hot helps
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/high-sc...ccused-of-smearing-icy-hot-in-opponents-face/
Haha, I heard about this in the local paper here. I can't believe that someone on this board would know about it.
We live in a wet and heavily wooded area here in Ohio and use Terminix. My wife saw what she thought were some cockroaches in the house and I asked the guy about them. He said they are sometimes found in areas such as ours but are not like the cockroaches most people know. Only seen a few each year and he said not to be concerned about them.
First thing you need to do is stop having the Star Ledger delivered to your house, since this is a known source of cockroaches, look at the cockroaches closely and if one of them has a head that looks like a penis and answers to the name Steve step on him or spray him with Raid immediately.
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