Homeowners Battling Pesky Pests
Numerous homeowners are experiencing persistent pest infestations, particularly cockroaches and other insects. They're seeking identification assistance, exploring treatment options (both DIY and professional), and expressing frustration with recurring problems despite preventative measures.
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“i have an exterminator coming on tuesday to treat for german cockroaches. it is nowhere near a horrible infestation, i have seen 5 in the last week and wanted to get this treated as soon as i possibly could. i have frogs, a tortoise, cats,…”
“I captured this in the kitchen. However my kitchen is connected to the door leading to the backyard so im not sure which type of roach it is. Any input would be great. Thank you Sorry for the photo quality. Thanks! submitted by /u/Hefty-Variation-7648 [link] [comments]”
“Sadly these are the best photos I have. Washington DC area. Found near our window, no evidence of other ones nearby or in the kitchen. submitted by /u/misterloam [link] [comments]”
“Currently working through a german roach problem and have been scouring the internet for advice, got some bait and glue traps set up and my landlord has pest control coming next week so I should be fine. I see about 3-4 a night, mostly older nymphs, so its not a crazy problem but an infestation nonetheless. But one thing I've noticed is how many people I see saying something along the lines of "You will never truly be free of roaches unless you burn everything and move". Is this ju”
“I see the occasional 3 band roach, or whatever the name is, in my house like once a year, but was told they werent a big deal because theyre outside roaches and arent a problem. If these are their pods is this now a problem? Theres a few dozen and all within 4 feet of my back door 😅 submitted by /u/Hodltiltheend [link] [comments]”
“Hey all. I’ve been dealing with a german roach infestation in my apartment, and just minutes ago I found an american roach under my washing machine. Truly the stuff of nightmares. Should this be a major cause for concern? And does it seem to be a male or a female? I’ve seen these guys outside my apartment in the water drains so I’m really praying this guy is just a straggler. Thanks for your help. submitted by /u/Tiz776 [link] [comments]”
“They are terrorizing me and my toddler and we have a new baby and I’m just going through it please help me on how to get rid of these we live in government housing building and no clue what to do our house is messy at time sometimes the trash doesn’t get taken out or dishes don’t get done but this is ridiculous bad submitted by /u/Bubbly-Radio-9266 [link] [comments]”
“Hi all! So i posted some nymph photos recently (attached) and came to the conclusion that they are american, especially after finding a teenager that was freaking huge (thank god he didn’t have wings yet) and he brought his little brother with him. didn’t get a photo sadly. i believe they are coming out of my bathtub drain because that’s where i keep finding them. i sprayed my bathroom (incl. baseboards, around the outside of the tub, under the ledge of the sinktop, under the sink by the pipes,”
“last fall our home dealt with dozens of these bugs every few days in fall as they looked for shelter. i spray alpine WSG for roaches now and its successful. but idk if this will help the above. I imagine they enter via window seals as many of the beetles were spotted there. I’ve been wanted to replace weather stripping on windows but I partially don’t that will fix the issue as the windows are already tight. submitted by /u/DirtyOught [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone, I'm from Spain and I live in the south near the coast. Here we have tons of american roaches. I live on the 1st floor and I've seen some roaches over the years here. But this summer I started to see far too many and in the past couple of weeks I've seen a lot of roach nymphs in various places around the house. Pretty sure most of them are coming from the floor drain in the balcony so I bought this thing but don't really know if it will prevent them from coming inside”
“Wife chased these two down with the vacuum. These are the best photos she could get. Are they German? Located in Southern US. submitted by /u/amateurnobody [link] [comments]”
“I moved into a new apartment complex 3 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago maintenance placed 5 glue traps in my kitchen and 2 in my bathroom; I'm assuming this is part of the routine pest control I'm charged for every month. Between all 7 traps there are 13 dead roach nymphs. I also found 1 dead nymph in the closet and 1 live nymph in the sink. I'm very clean and I never leave dishes in the sink. What is my best course of action? submitted by /u/LMG_White [link] [comments]”
“I’m fairly certain this is a German roach but I’m hoping I’m told otherwise. I live in a densely populated city in the UK. I’ve seen 4 roaches in total. The first roach I saw was around a month ago, on the wall of my living room, in the middle of the day. She was carrying an egg on her back. We trapped her and threw her outside, naively not knowing what she was, and that it could find its way back in (we’re on the 1st floor of an apartment building and I’ve never seen a cockroach). Then, last ni”
“Is it harmful? Parasitic? Invasive nearly goes without saying. I'm in Berlin, Germany. They measure about 1-3mm in size, colour is more copper-like. They have short antennas. The final photo depicts the holes they leave when they enter something, not the critters themselves. They are mainly in rooms with food storage: Kitchen, office. They crawl on walls, surfaces in general. Sometimes they fall from the ceiling. They're able to fly short distances. They enter mainly spices and medicinal”
“I have found multiple roaches around the apartment we moved into about a month ago. Out of the 5-6 I have seen, only one was alive and running and one was upside down trying to survive their last minutes. I have some pictures but I’m curious if I should be getting nervous or not. Pest control has been out, the management was sent these photos and is sending pest control out again but is there anything else I should do or be worried about? submitted by /u/One-Ad8103 [link] [comm”
“I just moved into a new apartment. Noticed one of these (I believe German cockroach) in a kitchen drawer one evening. Next day, one ran across the counter. Also found one running across bedroom floor. Already contacted management, had an exterminator place gel baits and following up in 2 weeks. Maintenance used silicone and spray foam to seal gaps under sinks and around kitchen cabinetry. I know they may be coming from shared plumbing, heating, etc. and they are supposedly treating adjacent unit”
“https://preview.redd.it/b6s50jifj4oh1.png?width=2160&format=png&auto=webp&s=aad3e06c7c19f0b266b698461ad1bd556a5bed31 I used to get big black roaches earlier in the year so I got both a spray and a white powder that are supposed to kill roaches and they worked great. But now this new, different type of roach appeared, it's much smaller than the old one, seems to prefer being on vertical surfaces, the top of the body looks glossy black with just a brown streak going down vertically”
“I have seen this one outside of my house near front door light few days ago and this morning I found it dead by my kitchen window silling which is right next to front door I have never seen this roaches inside or outside of house until few days ago and I am panicking I am just hopping it is not german roach 😭 https://imgur.com/a/XDiPxpu submitted by /u/AppearanceRound1700 [link] [comments]”
“A couple evenings ago, like early evening as the sun had just gone down. I went to my sink to wash the dishes from the day and lo and behold found this roach dead in my sink. We deal with a lot of Turkestan roaches in my area but first time I’ve seen one of these and first time I’ve seen any roaches at all in the house. I’ve gone crazy cleaning everything and putting down sticky traps and haven’t seen a single sign of roaches in the past six months that we’ve been in this house. I’ve even gone t”
“My 2 questions + more context down below— Is the source most likely from my appliances? What is the level of my infestation? Any other advice on immediate DIY treatments and/or things to do between pest control treatments is appreciated We are already planning on having a professional treatment service (not sure when). But I really don’t wanna risk waiting, even if it’s a week. We do live in a single house so I’m at least glad about that. I’m going to be applying Alpine WSG, advion, wiping count”
“Can anyone tell me what type of roach I’m dealing with please? I’m not sure. I believe they could be American or Oriental. I’ve set out 4 glue traps for a week. 3 had none but this 1 had several. submitted by /u/CalmWatersOnly [link] [comments]”
“In south florida. Are the babies the outdoor ones or German? Had people stay at my house that brought in at least 1 German roach that I killed but I do frequently see American and the other outdoor types after heavy rain submitted by /u/fltandj [link] [comments]”
“Just bought a new house that passed its WDI inspection, and recently had it sprayed for all of the standard pests/bugs. however, we went to start cleaning the cabinets in the kitchen, and there’s this fine layer of dust across pretty much all of the cabinet floors and drawers. It seems to be roughly the same color as the cabinets themselves, which are all cedar or pine. Is this evidence of some sort of pest, or something else? My understanding is that frass typically comes in piles near exit hol”
“I've seen around 15 in the apartment where I'm staying ( not a tenant and not in the US ). I have nowhere to go and I already hired pest control. They did two treatments with gel, one on the 8th, the second one two days ago but I still saw two nymphs ( one seemingly dead ) and two live ones. Now my neighbor says she has seen three in the space of 15 days. No one in the building cares, they say they are just bugs while I'm going insane here trying to keep everything spotless while goi”
“I just moved into a house about 5 months ago. We have been dealing with large roaches (American and Smoky Brown). I've read the pinned info on these kinds of roaches and we are actively implementing those things, but the problem seems to be getting worse. The problem has been like this: - 1-2 random roaches in the upstairs bedroom once a month. - then we started seeing them pretty consistently in the bedroom like every other day. They were all on the same wall, so we sealed up the window whe”
“I’ve been dealing with cockroaches since May. In total I’ve seen around 13 over several months (including 3 nymphs and one dead one), with a period of almost 2 months without sightings after using supermarket gel traps. Pest control treated my apartment on August 8 and came back on September 4, applying more gel. However, there was no proper inspection. I’ve since learned that a neighbor has seen 3 cockroaches in her kitchen in the last 15 days. There’s also an apartment on the first floor that”
“I just moved in they told me they had bugs before but treated. submitted by /u/whiteboy1278 [link] [comments]”
“These two were found on their back next to my trash can in the kitchen. We are currently dealing with what we think is a German cockroach problem. They are a little squished because of how I had to pick them up. submitted by /u/Ok_Student3720 [link] [comments]”
“I was not home for 2 weeks and saw this guy close to kitchen counters. I have seen them before in my house 2 other times at least 6 months apart from each sighting. I am not sure if these are german cockroaches and what i should do about a sole sighting after a long time. Can someone identify what this bug is? submitted by /u/ygitte [link] [comments]”
“The title basically says it all. I returned from vacation to find that there are crickets in at least 2 out of 3 of my interior mini split wall units. Seemingly 1 cricket in each. In the early am hours they start chirping and it’s driving me crazy. It’s definitely not a mechanical or freon noise because when I make noise the crickets temporarily stop and then resume shortly after. They chirp away regardless of whether the units are on or not. I’ve opened the covering of the units and used a flas”
“Since coming back from my holidays I found a few dead ones in the bathroom and near the washing machine. Called pest control and they used gel in a number of places. However that was last Thursday and practically every day since I have been seeing them in different places in my house. One at a time, different in size but well alive. I am really scared that whatever they did is not helping and i really am terrified of them, its csysing me anxiety. Bought some gel but where do i use it as there do”
“I don't like looking at these things but I'm pretty sure it's an American roach. It is one at a time and the first time I saw one was late October, second was sometime in Q1 of this year, and the third one now. I'm pretty confident there is no infestation or something since I stay up late all the time and in the area I always see them (my kitchen). This one was on my counter and all we have is Raid flying insect spray and it sprayed it a few times but it ran away, I'm not sur”
“I was having some pest issues last month so had pest control come by. They gave me these traps and when checking them today, found what I believe is a German cockroach and a nymph. Can anyone confirm and provide some advice on what my next steps should be?? submitted by /u/rhosalli [link] [comments]”
“Thanks in advance for any help. I am hoping I am just dealing with some American roaches due to a plumbing issue I discovered in my house, but any input and advice would be appreciated. I just moved into a house at the end of July. I am the homeowner, but it had been a rental for 5 years (long story divorce situation). I had a pest inspection with a reliable local pest control company before I moved in and while I was working on renovating the house, and they didn't find anything. I also did”
“Besides hiring pest control, are there any other surefire methods to deterring these arachnids from my apartment’s perimeters? So far I’ve only come across Ortho Home Defense insecticide which I’m still skeptical on whether residual insecticides will work given their long legs. If anyone knows of any stronger insecticides I’m open to suggestions. Please spare me any “they’re harmless/good for the environment” comments, I have severe arachnophobia and that is of no consequence to me. Thank you in”
“Hello, so I live in Los Angeles and every year during the late spring and summer months we will get a few cockroaches that only come out late at nigh which I'm pretty sure our American or Oriental cockroaches based on images I've seen online. For example there will usually be maybe one or two cockroaches you see just chilling on the kitchen or bathroom floor on certain nights when you get up late at night. Then in late summer early fall, they disappear and don't reappear until next s”
“These little roaches have been everywhere around my apartment. To preface, they are typically all the same size, and me and my roommates are located in the South. They don't really fly, but glide. We haven't seen any droppings, or various sizes of roach really (although the babies could just be hiding). They love to stay in the ceiling corners/wall crevices, and around the floorboards of our living room. Could these be Asian or are they German? Are there any products that are ABSOLUTELY”
“I have a vacant rental house with a German cockroach infestation, primarily in the kitchen. I don’t know how long it had been there. The former tenants said they had noticed roaches for a few months, but I don’t know if that’s accurate. About 4.5 weeks ago, Company #1 treated the house with Doxem NXT. Two people showed up with an aerosol can with a straw and I honestly got weird unprofessional vibes, so the next day, after the house was cleaned, I hired Company #2 for a second opinion. They said”
“I’ve had two different outbreaks of 1000’s of these extremely small flies or gnats in the north Texas area. I cannot find a source of the infestation and they swarm the ground, walls and windows in an effected area. They do not bite or sting. Thank you for any info. submitted by /u/MeatCrewBBQ [link] [comments]”
“Please tell me it's not German. Have killed a few of these, very small. Have also killed a few adult american roaches submitted by /u/parmc [link] [comments]”
“I live in a condo on Long Island. It’s been particularly rainy and wet here (mushrooms popping up all over) this is our second year in the condo and we’ve never seen roaches until now. This is the 4th one in a two week span. Or at least two that were definitely roaches, the other two it was night time and they were small and were pretty unrecognizable post squish. We keep our place very clean, no food open or food left out. No dishes in the sink. No trash in the trash can long we take it out rig”
“In north Texas it’s completely dry and in the 100s everyday and found this inside by my front door, just moved into a new house and haven’t seen any indication of roaches in any of the cabinets or by the sink at all I’m literally losing my mind German roaches are my worst fear😭 submitted by /u/Ok-Doubt220 [link] [comments]”
“is this a german roach? found two in apartment 2 weeks apart. had bait placed after first one and it didn’t caught anything exept flies. no one in the building haven’t noticed anything in their apartment or in common places. country: slovenia. size: bigger one (last three photos is the same one) around 2 cm, smaller one around 1,2/1,5cm submitted by /u/No-Use-803 [link] [comments]”
“So me and my partner moved into a new place in Saint Pete, Florida a couple weeks ago, ground floor unit, right by the water and a nature preserve (perfect place for someone terrified of roaches right?) and when we first got here we found a few big dead cockroaches around the house and have seen a few big alive ones that were on their backs, likely from the raid spray we used on the whole perimeter. However we have been finding a good amount of small ones now, we saw an alive one in our bathroom”
“Single family home clean and clutter free. My wife thought she saw one in the middle of the night so I bought 36 sticky traps and went crazy for about 5 days. I caught 25 nymphs and 1 adult over the course of a week. The nymphs were all the same or nearly the same size. Finally yesterday morning I caught a single female with ootheca attached to it. Yesterday evening I laid Advion and sprayed Alpine WSG. Took apart my fridge and found literally nothing no signs at all. Moved and cleaned everythin”
“Saw a nymph roach today in the bathtub. Am I cooked submitted by /u/RoaldforPrez [link] [comments]”
“On Saturday, I spotted what I believed was a male German cockroach in broad daylight near my dogs food and immediately panicked and set up glue traps and bought some gel bait from the grocery store. Fast forward, I found this guy dead while using my swiffer sweeper tonight (wanted to see what I could find on the ground) I have had a glue trap sitting out in the guest bath downstairs for the past 2 months, but the only things it caught were spiders and beetles. Haven’t found anything else in the”
“Massive apologies for the poor quality of these photos. My wife took these before killing it. Is this a bed bug? We had bed bugs 6 weeks ago before moving. We’re also dealing with a German cockroach infestation in the new place. submitted by /u/B_Dap [link] [comments]”
“Spotted this just now, crawling across my shelf. I'm a student who's moved into a nice accommodation, and will be letting the landlord know ASAP. Curious to know if it's nothing to worry about, I think it may have crawled in through my open window (I'm a ground floor bedroom). Edited due to glitch while typing. submitted by /u/ZSS_Aran [link] [comments]”
“Hello all, So I need some advice. I am in the process of moving Into a new home in just a few days… official move day is on the 6th of September, but I do have until the 10th at my current place for reference and background. (pictures included) I am redecorating my house and picked up a beautiful vintage couch. It’s a mid-modern conversation pit type from the 70’s and for how rare it is I made out like a bandit. I bought it from a woman who is a collector of these kinds of things. It was in her”
“Does this look like a baby German or another type of roach? Located in Chicago, Illinois submitted by /u/Obvious_Proposal_471 [link] [comments]”
“This is the second one I’ve found in my house. I live in NC and have never seeks these before. I’ve been told online by others possible German, but I have exterminators that come every three months. Help please! submitted by /u/hannie_9 [link] [comments]”
“As a germaphobe, please help me identify these bugs. 😭We live in a detached single-family home in Houston, Texas. Within the past week, I have seen two very similar small, dark, roach-like insects. The first was crossing the middle of our master-bedroom floor, and the second was crossing the master-bathroom floor. Both sightings happened during the daytime. They moved quickly when approached and moved their long antennae constantly, although they stayed still long enough for me to take pictures”
“I have found 3 dead nymphs over the course of a week and 1 live one a few weeks back. They are about a quarter of an inch long. Are these German nymphs or Oriental? I live in a neighborhood with lots of Oriental cockroaches that live outside. The adults have come up the drain a couple times but other than that they mostly stick outside. I do see them all over outside at night though. submitted by /u/tlow215 [link] [comments]”
“I saw this one about a month ago, set up glue traps, never caught anything, and I haven’t seen anything similar since then, could it have been a roach that came in from outside? Or maybe I just brought it in from somewhere? Sorry for terrible quality submitted by /u/Altruistic-Gear-9810 [link] [comments]”
“I have posted on german cockroaches a couple times and never got an answer, probably because I did gel treatment, with a pest control company ( Dinotefuran 2% ) instead of Alpine that I can't buy here, even online. I am losing my mind and feel like I need to talk to someone about this. I saw posts about german cockroaches and I thought I should give it a try. Spraying isn't an option for me because I have nowhere to go and they require you to leave your apartment. Anway, I live in a smal”
“Last year I moved to Charlotte, NC. I grew up there, and had been living about an hour outside of the city for the last few years, so I thought I had a firm grasp on how to handle the odd “waterbug” that wandered inside once or twice a year. I was wrong. It’s a middle floor apartment, in a moderately wooded area. The building was built in the early 2000s, but more recently (badly) renovated. I’m convinced that the roaches are living in the walls and floors between units because our closet light”
“Found this in my new apartment tonight. The first two pictures are blurry but the last one isn’t. I’m not sure if this is a roach nymph or not, or if it’s the type that infests. Some help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/Responsible_Music339 [link] [comments]”