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| Thread ID: 140429 | 2015-10-10 20:22:00 | Cockroaches | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 1409647 | 2015-10-10 20:22:00 | Napier is riddled with roaches, and of course it' gets worse and worse as the warmer weather sets in. :yuck: Can anyone suggest some proven solutions to keep these disgusting things out of the house? Last year I tried some commercial spray around the house with limited success, but with two properties to look after we found it kinda expensive. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1409648 | 2015-10-10 20:43:00 | They are my most hated thing, and I spray all around my place about every three months. I use Blitzem Insect Killer, or Kiwicare No Bugs Super, whichever is cheaper at the time. I spray all around entrance ways and under exterior window sills, especially on the floor near the garage door both inside and outside. That is one drawback of having garage entry right into the house. I also use one of those Raid dispensers on the wall inside the lounge by the door. If I see any at all, they get a quick shoe stomp! Hope this helps with your problem. I have not tried getting a professional pest control company in to do the job though. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1409649 | 2015-10-10 23:50:00 | What sort? There are the native ones - generally living outdoors, in bark, leaves etc. They wander in (lost) occasionally. They do not infest your kitchen and take over. Don't worry about them, put any lost ones back outdoors. Or the filthy kitchen type? Once had them, came home with husband after he'd been working in an infested house. At the first sign of the only one I saw I got the pros in. The sprayed everything, in the power sockets on wall, back of cupboards, all the crevices etc. It worked. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1409650 | 2015-10-11 05:28:00 | BV2 suggested to me in my flatting days and the only thing that really ever made a dent in the little buggers. www.northerndistributors.co.nz The large dark brown ones with white markings are not native, they are Australian. They feed on bark or paper or wood and tend to arrive with firewood. You never see more than a few of those though and they are easily dealt with. the little light brown ones are german, and they are the ones that infest hospitals etc, tough to get rid of. Not sure where to buy BV2, we got it from wrightsons all those years ago. You spray it on surfaces around every entry and exit point, doors, windows, etc, anywhere they might crawl. Then for weeks you sweep up dead cockroaches in the mornings. Unless you find the nest though it's almost impossible to eradicate them completely. We discovered it behind the fridge when we moved but by spraying both the old and new property managed not to take them with us. The other side of BV2 is it kills anything else that walks over the same spot, flies, spiders, ants, our house was bug free for months. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1409651 | 2015-10-11 06:31:00 | What sort?I don't usually ask them about their origins - I spray 'em first, and don't bother with interrogations. I've seldom seen them in our kitchens, but absolutely in every other room in the house. Even had one washed out of my bathroom tap; I heard one of the major reasons for the household creatures is they search indoors for water in the drier months. Unless you find the nestI didn't know they nest - I've seen their egg "canisters" almost anywhere, so if they do, they're probably anywhere a female decides to lay the egg. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1409652 | 2015-10-11 07:57:00 | Had local cleaning firm spray our roof as they come down out of the downlights occasionally, going to change them for the new sealed LED ones soon so there is no gap for them to come down through. Brightwater is also infested with them. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1409653 | 2015-10-11 07:57:00 | They are German cockroaches. I am told they came ashore from Capt. Cooks ship when they landed in Gisborne and have spread. Up to 15mm long. They are not dirty and usually come inside after rain. Love bark gardens. Napier is infested with them. The professionals here in Napier use a commercial version of "Ripcord" and squirt a thin stream around window and door frames. Very effective and available in small quantities. Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1409654 | 2015-10-11 07:58:00 | I don't know if it's actually a nest or what, lots of spiderwebby looking white stuff and a lot of cockroahes so I thought it looked nest like. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1409655 | 2015-10-11 18:41:00 | www.landcareresearch.co.nz Maybe they are an Aussie import, but classed as native now. Like Waxeyes.... www.landcareresearch.co.nz I only worry about the kitchen ones, the native ones don't hang about inside. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1409656 | 2015-10-11 21:14:00 | I've seen the odd one around here, they usually come in when it's raining. Never saw any until the past few years though. Sometimes there are bunches of them outside in the garden too. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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