Week 1 of annihilation of roaches
My first read was a list of must-do’s, and if I were to follow each step, they will finally go away. These were the steps;
NUMBER 1:
Sweep up every little spec in the kitchen and around the house. Wash every plate and put them away. Do not leave dirty dishes in the sink. Clean under the stove and the refrigerator. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS TO BE LEFT OUT ON THE COUNTER. When you happen to see one and kill it, pick it up with tissue and FLUSH it down the toilet. They are very resilient t and can crawl back up if they aren’t dead. FLUSH THEM!!!!!
****Important*** A cockroach has a membrane sack around it so when a pregnant cockroach is stepped on, or gets assaulted with bug spray, the babies are ok but they are released when the cockroach dies. They are tiny, and will grow big real quick. That is why it is important to throw any cockroach killed down the toilet and Immediately flush.
I think that is part of the reason they seem to live through everything and seem immune. The babies are protected and they are probably immediately immune to bug sprays.
NUMBER 2: Put out little bombs.
It turns out the baking soda and sugar is one of the best remedies. I didn’t have any saucers so I used a bottle cap for the water, and some throw-away container for the death cocktail. Supposedly, according to a few fellows I know, at night when it’s all quiet I’ll be able to hear them “pop” “pop” Pop”. I put that one out of my mind and let our Dr. Sax Love play all night to hopefully drown out the pops. I didn’t hear any, but I didn’t try too hard.
NUMBER 3:
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH –
I actually ordered that online because I can’t and didn’t want to carry a big old bag of this earth stuff and climb up these Seattle hills. It costs about $7.00. I don’t know what I expected but it is this white powdery stuff that is very fine. The instructions say to not breath it in and I can tell why. If that stuff stirs at all a cloud of dust will appear and you’ll be able to taste it. Gross. It’s supposed to be ground up shells or something like that? Because cockroaches don’t have an exoskeleton the D. earth acts like shards of glass when they get into it. It clings to their body, cutting and slicing it, and they’ll carry it back to the nest, hopefully annihilating the whole house with this nice killer hijacker surprise. However, it does work, it just takes a lot of time. And I have got to say that they are the toughest things for I saw a white cockroach walk away from the earth stuff and it seemed he was totally ok. He looked as if he had rolled in it and had a good time.
Sprinkle that in places where you’ve seen one. Don’t breath it in. It is safe for animals and humans. Put it in your plants, garden, and flower beds. It works for all bugs, big and small.
I went ape shit with that stuff. I tossed it everywhere, behind the stove, by the doors, everywhere. I got to the point where it affected my mental well being. I happened to see one and out of nowhere I grabbed a handful and just hit it with it. I went around and threw it everywhere.
Number 4
Bombs and traps. Bombs do a great job of knocking out what I call the first line. It wipes out the ones that are visible, and ones that come crawling out gasping for air. However, a few will take cover and the, they magically re-appear and the frustration begins again. I was cussing the management out in my head about the holes in my wall, and it was their fault. So, I decided to put a few bombs in the hole in my bathroom wall and let them go. Popped the tab of Raid and placed them and got out of my apartment real quick. Just be prepared when re-entering the house for you’ll see a graveyard of carcasses, much more than you could even imagine.
Sticky traps are gross to me. Usually the bug is half alive, with part of his body stuck, and its left just flailing it’s arms hoping for a rescue.
PART 3
No more roaches. No more. I was looking through my drafts that haven’t been published so I am going to tap on the publish button.
Another remedy for roaches;
GET A CAT…..
This has been a gross posting but wanting everyone to know that anybody can get roaches, and it’s not because somebody is not a good housekeeper. No. Cockroaches can hitch hike on and in anything. If there is one, there is probably 10 more.
We are finally roach free!
They had called an exterminator.
Advise: Any roach is 200 roaches.
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CHARLEY WAFFLE 