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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOMG. I saw two big roaches in the house tonight.
I have not seen any roaches in the house for several years, not even in the summer. One was in the bathroom and the other crawled on my hand while I was on the computer. You could have heard my scream all up and down the street. I grabbed my can of Raid, which I keep on hand for such emergencies and sprayed the floor and all around my computer. I hope I killed the roach and not my computer.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)We used Boric Acid.
Maybe you've already tried it but if you haven't please search it out.
Non toxic to you and me, killer to the roaches. It's just a powder, lay it down along cracks and crevices, behind appliances, etc.
840high
(17,196 posts)also spray wd-40 around windows and doors.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I lived in South Florida and saw those big palmetto bugs, and I know roaches when I see them.
Callmecrazy
(3,065 posts)Step on one and it will drown out the television.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)When they do that it is a nightmare.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,816 posts)I would.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)if I moved, as roaches are found every where, especially in the South where I live.
panader0
(25,816 posts)edbermac
(15,933 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)Never really seen a big one, most are small and hard to keep lit.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)They're usually near the coffeepot or my computer. [img][/img]
csziggy
(34,131 posts)That's some goooooood weed!
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)
one of the cleanest bugs
I lived 30 years in Florida. I did home care and knocked on enough doors in the projects where plenty of roaches ran down my hands when opening the screen door. Found them in cribs, found them in clean homes, mostly dirty homes
Shit, they'll outlive us all...
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)They creep me out.
I used to live in the Cockroach Motel in college (one of the dormitories).
B Calm
(28,762 posts)RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)but they weren't here last winter. I am hoping the cold will kill them off but if not, I have my can of Raid handy to kill them if any more come in.
JCMach1
(27,553 posts)for us it was 3 inch long Palmetto bugs... biggest I have ever seen...
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)with those huge palmetto bugs. See my post above. They can fly and will dive bomb you.
zanana1
(6,102 posts)I'd move.