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Cockroach infestation???
lionheart_m
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So...looks like my girlfriend left somethin edible (she doesn't remember what exactly) in my car and it's become party central for roaches.
Any advice on riding my car of them? Is there any specialized..thing to use? Or should I just buy the usual stuff you use in houses?
Any advice on riding my car of them? Is there any specialized..thing to use? Or should I just buy the usual stuff you use in houses?
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Next, I'd call an exterminator, see what they recommend (just ask for advice, you don't have to hire them).
You learn something new every day.
back on topic, I'd agree about calling a couple of exterminators to ask what they'd do. You can also try to wiki a couple of options. I'm not sure how effective poisoned roach food is, but it would be a good first step. Also, do you know if they are in a concentrated area or is it widespread? I'm suggesting because you can always try and spray them down with good ole' WD40. I'm not 100% sure they'll kill roaches, but they've worked on most insect problems I've had in the past.
Detailing the car (as said) is the first step, as they eat and can live off whatever scraps of food are in the fabric.
Two, be careful transporting things in the car. You don't want them jumping from your car to another person's house or back into your home.
Three, if you see one with an egg case, KILL IT. Then smash up the egg case. That's about 40 roaches in that case, and a roach only needs to mate once, then it can continually give birth for the rest of it's life. One female roach left unchecked equals about roughly under a thousand new ones.
WD-40 kills insects? I did not know this.
Tilex does a good job too. It is basciallly bleach.
As I said earlier use the internet to purchase Avert and Max Force. This combination of extremely strong roach baits never fails. You can also use them to roachproof a home by opening every outlet and putting a bit of each together in the outlet away from the wiring.
I refer to them as my personal reeces peanut butter cup of doom. Also combined with the sterilizers you will never see roaches again.
I say buy online because some states outlaw these baits and some are so strong they are only available to license contractors but all the online stores that have it available ship to you anyway.
Roaches...in your car? (Yeah, I almost went for a snakes on a plane joke)
Really though, have you looked to see where the little bastards might be nesting? You might just be able to kill them on sight. I know there are a ton of places in a car where they can hide, but most are pretty accessible.
Other options? Put it in a garage (if you have access to one) and use a bug bomb. Traps and other things work well too.
If you just try to starve them, they'll leave and try to find food elsewhere. This means possibly infesting your house/parking garage/wherever you leave your car.
It acts as both a poison to them and is abraisive to their exoskeleton causing micro scratches by which they lose moisture and dehydrate.
It's fairly safe for humans.
You can make a bait by mixing it with flour and sugar. I prefer just to dust wherever they are likely to walk. Try laying down a coat of it in your car every night.
Guess I didn't have to read it...
I'm not sure I'd bug bomb a garage with a car in it.
Why? Is that stuff flammable or something? Obviously it works inside the house, I figured enclosing the car would yield the same results.
Do the baits like I said.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
As mentioned WD-40 works if you spray it directly on them, because it clogs the holes in their body they breath through. Good ol' hairspray (like cheapy Aquanet) does the same thing.
Boric acid is awesome, ie borax. It doesn't kill the bugs instantly, allowing them to take it back and share it with other bugs. Especially effective on ants because they carry it back to the nest and feed it to the eggs. You don't have to mix the paste yourself, if you buy Terro its the same thing. You can find Terro at places like Home Depot, both already baited in enclosed traps or just a bottle of the "syrup".
I swear by Terro, the hard part is to resist the urge to squish all the bugs as they just sit around the poison eating.
No man should have that kind of power.(Twitter)
But honestly, I don't want to see pictures.
I guess he really hated roaches.
So yeah, detailing + no food has worked so far. It's been a week since I've seen the bastards. I'm gonna lay some baits and traps just to be sure.
In the long term that's the best way to go.