Help, scared to sleep?! Cockraoches!?

Question

We bought roach traps, put them out all over the house. All of a sudden the roaches stopped appearing for like a week. Now tonight I've killed at least five of them, including a few tiny itty bitty ones, and one or two got away (but I hope they died cause I got to spray them and they ran off all paralyzed-looking).

I'm terrified to sleep in my own room now. Why are they suddenly coming back?!

Answer 1

I work in fine dining and we have cockroaches in our restaurant. They are a part of our life. I would say that humans compliment their existence but I think they would be just fine without us. Cockroaches are not as bad as house centipedes. I have those in droves. They are freaky looking and run really fast. Your options are move or call an exterminator. Or you could just sleep with the light on. Also, they don't hide under your keyboard. They do like standing water though so do you dishes and don't leave water soaking in the sink.

Answer 2

to kill you

Answer 3

Ways to Get Rid of Roaches

Before you start spraying pesticides on every open surface of your house in an attempt to kill the roaches, you need to strategize. Plotting out an attack on a group of insects may sound borderline crazy, but you'll have more success if you plan ahead.

To do that, let's go back to those three things that roaches need: warm shelter, food and water. Taking away those elements is like serving them an eviction notice. A single pesticide will not permanently do the job

First, you need to figure out where the bugs have set up camp. If you've noticed them in an isolated area, such as the kitchen, that's a decent clue they're hidden away in there. For a more precise indicator, put out strips of roach traps that are coated with a sticky glue to stop them in their tracks. The heavier trafficked strips should be closest to their nest. You can use this method repeatedly throughout your roach-eradicating mission to check your progress and whether they've changed locales. Also check around for droppings, egg sacs and shed exoskeletons.

While you're waiting on your trap results, you've got some cleaning to do. Even if you keep things tidy, you probably haven't covered every spot that serves as a feeding trough for roaches. Items in particular that you should get rid of include:

Piled newspapers

Cardboard boxes

Paper bags

General piles of clutter where roaches can hide

Roaches are especially drawn to paper products because they readily absorb a certain pheromone, or chemical attractor, that roaches emit. This aggregation pheromone is like a GPS system. It communicates the insects' locations to other ones around and leaves a trail for them to find their ways back and forth.

It's also time to give your house, especially your kitchen, an intense bathing. Get any fresh fruits, vegetables and bread off the counters and into airtight containers. Check through your groceries and secure open bags and boxes. Clean the eyes on the stove, inside the stove and oven, the microwave and other appliances. Pay attention to grease because even small spots of it are like foie gras for roaches. Sweep or vacuum behind large appliances and remove any food waste at the bottom of dishwashers.

After all of that, you must maintain a high level of cleanliness to eliminate your pest problem. That means not leaving dirty dishes in the sink, sweeping routinely after cooking and never abandoning food on countertops. Take your trash out regularly as well.

Perhaps more than food, roaches seek out watering holes. For that reason, search around for places that could collect water, such as plants, the drip plate under your refrigerator or condensation around pipes. Try to keep those areas dry, especially at night when roaches feed. Place stoppers over your drains and check your faucets to ensure that screens cover their spouts where roaches could crawl in

You are sharing a wall, you may try talking with the managment. I will pray for you, hope I was able to help, however I am sure you have taken all of the above steps.

Answer 4

First, Why are there roaches all over your house...?

Second - Keep the spray near you and if your room is roach-infested then leave, if you feel that scared.

Answer 5

ewwwwww .

get your house FUMIAGTED... thats creepy !

answer mine ? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

Answer 6

you should definitively get your house fumigated. they wont stop coming back unless you do.

Answer 7

oh no.

because they made babies and now there's probably thousands of them in your walls

try this:

http://www.mouthstick.net/tipsbits/boric...

Answer 8

You probably just killed most of the big ones. Now, the ones that survived, and the babies are coming out. =P It'll have to be a continuous cycle. New roach traps every week.

Answer 9

be careful. they may be under ya keyboard. thats 1 of their favorite hiding spots

edit - yeh girl there are real queen cockroaches. heres a pic

http://media.canada.com/133a26b3-7939-4b...

of course you havent seen it BEFORE. IT knows how to hide! but IT sure has seen you!

Answer 10

Be sure to wear earmuffs so they don't lay eggs in your head while you are sleeping

Answer 11

You will probably have to get your neighbor to also join you in this battle. Boric Acid has always worked when I needed it. The owner of the property should have the whole place fumigated.

If they have a company that comes to treat the place on a regular basis check with them. Sometimes your treatment is counter-productive if they are using a different approach. Ex: they use things that the roach carries back that will kill more roaches than the spray you get on those you see & kill directly.  

Answer 12

What you need to do is have your house bug bombed. It is the safest and by far the most effective way to get rid of cockroaches.

Cockroaches tend to adapt. They figure out what is wrong, or in your case, what is killing them and they avoid it.

Now im not saying that this is going to be the best treatment for you but you can always try to dust with Boric Acid, Flour and Cocoa (1 part Acid, 2 parts Flour and 1 part cocoa). While still dangerous for kids and pets, this product is not as toxic as many insecticides, and the roaches aren't repelled by it so they drag it home and feed it to their hatchlings. Dust a fine coat in cupboards, under sinks, around toilets and any cracks, corners or hollow spaces. Avoid breathing the powder; like any acid it can irritate the lungs.

A clean house is key to keeping cockroaches away.

Hope this helps!