How can I get rid of cockroaches?

Question

they're everywhere, they're dirty, they're ugly, no one can stand them.

Answer 1

Well they scatter when the light comes on, so turn on the light of truth.

Answer 2

How can I get rid of cockroaches?

Wrong forum for this question or was that a slur to certain individuals? I certainly hope not as that would be a violation of TOS.

Answer 3

Bug bomb to cover a 761,600 mile area.

Answer 4

Fumigating is a good idea.  Unfortunately, I'm sure you've seen newsclips of misuse of them.  People are known to put too many of those fumigators in their house or apartment.  Sadly, roaches have been on this planet since day 2 and will outlive all of us.

Answer 5

you can move away??

Answer 6

is this a serious question?  the reason that i ask is the category that it was put in.

i will give you an answer, if you are serious.

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OK.  it is a big job, but this is how to do it.

most important is cleanliness.  no dirty dishes left out.  clean up trash can area,  kitchen,  any spilled food. remove any piles of dirty clothes, newspapers, sacks, dry pet food, etc.  clean up outside, like any woodpiles, trash piles.  keep the grass cut short and weedeat  sides of house, keep shrubbery trimmed back.

get a compressed air sprayer.  like the pest control people use.  a 1 gallon sprayer can be bought at walmart or lowe's for less than $20.  ask the workers at the store for recommendations of home pest sprays.  there are several on the market.

mix the spray according to label directions.

go home, empty all cabinets,  and spray the kitchen and laundry room, and bathrooms  good.  spray inside drawers cabinets,  pull the kitchen drawers out and spray inside the openings. spray under all appliances.  spray under the sinks where pipes enter.  spray the  inside perimiter walls of all rooms,  concentrate on the most heavily infested areas.  

mix up a double strength dose and spray outside all around  the doors, windows and perimeter.  spray under the house, if you have a crawlspace.

wait about a week and then do it again.

go back to lowes and get another bottle of spray,  this time use a brand with a different active ingredient.  a few roaches will be immune to the first spray.  they will reproduce offspring with resistance to it.  you have to rotate between different sprays.

in about a week, spray with the new spray.

once you get rid of them,  spray once a month as a general practice.

keeping everything clean is the key to getting rid of them.

it is a lot of work,  and it takes a long time and a lot of persistance.

this is the only way to get rid of them.

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to correctly fumigate a house, a professional will have to do it.  it is very expensive.  you have to move out for a few days.  the entire house has to be put into an enclosure.  it is usually done for termite infestations.  cost is in the thousands.

the do it yourself cans are not going to solve your problem.

Answer 7

you posted this in the immigration section  lol are they illegal immigrants?

Answer 8

Get them passports....they will move out....its better for them to move to some other country with lower food costs....and less taxes.

Answer 9

Cockroaches usually immigrate to where there is lots of rotting trash.

Answer 10

Yell LA MIGRA loud

Answer 11

Keep the house clean. Why is this in immigration?