By ellisjrosen
My house is in this image and I don't like it.
Rat infestation is easy, just get a cat.
Cats don't get rid of roaches tho.
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this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2024
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Cats don't get rid of roaches tho.
That's what rats are for! Duh.
Obviously you need to keep things clean and food put away, but the less obvious thing is that you need to eliminate their access to water. That alone will almost resolve the problem. They can't live without water. 2 weeks without access and they'll all die, or migrate away. So fix any leaks, don't leave water dishes out, and dry your sinks and shower after use. Create an inhospitable environment and they stop using it as a home. Of course none of this matters at all if you live in an apartment and they're coming over through the walls from the neighbor's house.
diatomaceous earth will also kill roaches
If you get rid of the roaches the ants will come.
If I get rid of the ants, I get a bacterial infection?
Nope, Rattlesnake Jake
Maybe a lizard
This generally isn't recommended out of safety concerns for the lizards. Roaches can be full of pesticides.
I've never seen a cockroach in my life, so I'm not sure what this is telling me.
They scatter under light
Source: Being broke as fuck
What's worse is the ones that don't scatter when you turn on the lights. Just sit there waiting for you to get out of their territory.
They're asserting dominance
When I lived down in Houston I made the disturbing discovery that cockroaches in the south of the us are much much larger than the frozen north.
I also learned that they can fly (Texas has FOUR flying varieties), and will in fact fly right in your balcony door if you leave it cracked for the cat and have a light on inside.. they also donβt care about you.
With a phobia of roaches, letβs just say Texas wasnβt the right state for me..
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