Apartment renters see roaches return after sealing a hole
Renters are frustrated by persistent cockroach infestations despite efforts to seal entry points. They describe finding nymphs in bowls and suspect the problem originates from neighboring units or shared walls, with landlords offering minimal assistance.
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“Grateful for your help, I found two of these in my house this week in the UK. One in the bathroom and one in living room. I think it's a wood roach but appreciate advice if I should be concerned if not? I don't see…”
“What type of roach is this? I only find them in the bathroom during the night and nowhere else in the house. I usually see 1-3 per night. Should I be worried? submitted by /u/sbd0606 [link] [comments]”
“For the last few weeks we’ve been seeing these guys. Mainly on the walls of side rooms. I’ve been told they are Pennsylvania wood roaches. If someone can confirm the type of species please. Thank you in advance. submitted by /u/rolyat15 [link] [comments]”
“So my roommates and I live in this very old building that has a roach problem. For the past few months, we ONLY saw adult German roaches. We saw one almost daily. Since then, we got our apartment sprayed a couple times, cleaned behind our fridge and stove, and got rid of any cardboard boxes or other things that could be attracting them. Now, the adults are finally gone (and have been for two weeks now), but recently we’ve been seeing a baby roach or two every few days? Is it possible that they’r”
“I just moved into rental and while cleaning I found this. Is this a roach ? submitted by /u/scabiessuck [link] [comments]”
“We just moved into our apartment 2 weeks ago and have only seen 1 American roach on our balcony. A week later now this. Not sure what to do, pest control came 2 days ago to spray around the doors submitted by /u/Automatic_Gap_8231 [link] [comments]”
“In my bathroom on top of the sink. I clean this area like every two weeks but generally this comes back idk if it’s from the grout or what. 6th floor walk up apartment in Brooklyn NY. Pls say it’s not from roaches 🙏🏼 submitted by /u/mmswag1012 [link] [comments]”
“Paper towel roll for scale. Found behind ovens and stoves in a few tenant apartments. Have hit it hard with Advion gel, IGR discs, and Advion WDG spray around the baseboards/cracks against walls, spray foam on piping openings. Planning on following up in two weeks with a refresh of the gel in all the hotspots. Any other advice? submitted by /u/ribrickulous [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I just moved into a new apartment a month ago and I have since spotted these roaches randomly. Can someone please identify what kind these are? And how to deal with it. I am planning on messaging my landlady today about scheduling pest control services. I found 2 in the kitchen sink, 1 in the bathroom sink, 1 was inside the toilet and another randomly on the window treatment. Please see pictures below and advise because I’m really getting nervous. submitted by /u/Lifemustchangeid”
“Months ago found these in cabinet. Within a couple weeks recently seen probably 5 of them alive all the same size. What are these? Look like babies. Never seen a big one. How do you treat submitted by /u/Ok_Entrepreneur5144 [link] [comments]”
“I have seen about 5-7 smoky brown cockroach nymphs a week since moving into my house in June. They are not specific to any particular area in the house, I find them in all places. I am really frustrated because I've had pest control come out multiple times, in addition to spraying Ortho Home Defense and leaving glue traps, one per room at least. I am mostly finding them alive and crawling on my walls which are made of plaster. I don't know what I can do but I hate them. My neighbors say”
“So for context i’ve been living in a townhome that has four total connected units. I’ve been here a little over a year and have never seen a roach until this past weekend. No one has moved in or out recently so I spoke with management and they let me know that apparently my neighbor brought in infested furniture and called for pest control once they noticed. They have since removed the furniture. They’ve treated their unit twice and will be treating mine tomorrow. I’m not sure exactly what they’”
“I’ve moved into a new place not long ago. I’m at the ground floor so maybe that’s how this thing got in, but I’ve just discovered these things under the bed and I’m worried they could be eggs submitted by /u/AntEnvironmental1246 [link] [comments]”
“little squished - found in basement apartment submitted by /u/favoriteleo [link] [comments]”
“apologies for the sucky picture, but it was moving and I wanted to get out of there. it’s my gf’s house and i don’t want to bring it to mine if it’s a german roach. answer ASAP please submitted by /u/AbbreviationsLow6988 [link] [comments]”
“I’ve been seeing roaches around my kitchen and bathroom for the past few weeks. At first it was only one late at night but then I started spotting them every few days. My landlord eventually sent someone to spray and things seemed fine for about a week but now they’re slowly coming back. I keep the apartment clean, take the trash out regularly, store food in sealed containers and don’t leave dirty dishes in the sink. The building is pretty old and there are noticeable gaps around some of the pip”
“just moved into an older apartment building, found this tonight and panic killed it. Is a roach, which kind, or what kind of bug? Will be informing property management tomorrow so hopefully they can plug any holes. submitted by /u/midnight_stars2826 [link] [comments]”
“Two nights ago I found what I’m pretty sure was an adult German roach on my bedroom wall. It scurried under my bed, but I lifted the bed and couldn’t find anything else. I killed it and deep-cleaned my room the next day, and I haven’t seen any others. We also haven’t seen any anywhere else in the house. I’m currently moving on the 3rd next month, so obviously I’m freaking out about bringing any with me. This move is completely unrelated to the newly found roach. We’ve been using cardboard boxes”
“found in ac unit back wall on a trap. had an ac leak weeks ago but is since fixed, orlando fl Have been spotting sporadic german roach activity (instars, nymph, 2 adults more than two weeks ago). Live in an apt complex with no bordering neighbors. exterminator was just here yesterday and sprayed alpine wsg alongside all exterior baseboards. baited the bathroom because thats where i initially thought they were coming from, since ive been finding 1 in my bathroom but it keeps getting away; and a v”
Please Identify this roach submitted by /u/Logical-Class [link] [comments]
“New apartment. Found 2 live nymphs and 1 dead (after pest control treatment) over the last few days. Had pest control come treat asap with alpine, gel bait, IGR, etc. Hard to tell from Google pics if it's American or oriental. Pretty confident it's not Germans having dealt with them in the past. Just want to get solid ID of what I'm dealing with. 1st 2 pics found in bedroom corner dead from alpine. 3rd pic found alive and running in bathroom. submitted by /u/jcoolwater [l”
“Is this cockroach poop/ eggs? Just moved into a new house in Hawaii and had it exterminated twice prior to move in. Only been here three weeks. This is right below a window sill and I cleaned up a similar mess about a week ago. submitted by /u/doyen54 [link] [comments]”
“Is this cockroach poop/ eggs? Just moved into a new house in Hawaii and had it exterminated twice prior to move in. Only been here three weeks. This is right below a window sill and I cleaned up a similar mess about a week ago. submitted by /u/doyen54 [link] [comments]”
“What type of roach is this. Found two within 24hr submitted by /u/West-Entrance6109 [link] [comments]”
“Hello, I live in France and moved into a new appartement a few months ago. We know one of the appartments from the second building has a roach issue. I just saw this guy im one of our bedrooms, should I worry ? submitted by /u/Scrollios [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone! I've noticed this past few days that 1 or 2 of these roaches keep appearing in our bathroom. Can someone confirm if these are Smokey Brown Roaches? submitted by /u/BigchungUSchug [link] [comments]”
“Hi - looking for advice. I’m moving into a brand new unit, (new construction) never lived in before. I was doing the last walk through & noticed a live (seems to be German roach) in my tub. Immediately I freaked out. Management seem to be taking this issue very seriously and reaching out to pest control to take a look and also treat my unit as precaution. Apparently my terrace door was left open (they are saying) and thinking it got in that way…unsure what to think here. I also toured other”
“I’ve been living in my complex for about six months and there were bugs that were brown and in my apartment. I couldn’t identify them as roaches, but they were small and I only have seen 1 to 2 of them . Pest control, then came in laid down more gel and some traps and I checked those traps very often and I haven’t seen any roaches or what I would think to be roaches get caught on those traps. However today, I found this bug crawling on my wall, which it’s in proximity to the bathroom and that’s”
“I’m currently looking for some advice regarding American roaches. I live in an apartment in FL and from time to time I do see the big American roaches that wander in from outside and lately it’s been raining a whole lot (typical summer in FL Ik) but the past 2 weeks I’ve seen about 3-4 American roaches in my apartment. 1 I killed with raid that was in my kitchen and didn’t think anything of it but I saw another dead one in my living room a few days ago and then the other day I’m pretty sure I sa”
“I love on long island and have found three cockroachs in my room which doesn't have any food garbage around. Are these coming in from outside or do I have a problem? The photos are two different bugs I found over the last two weeks. One dead two alive. Thanks for help in advance submitted by /u/DentalMilk9148 [link] [comments]”
“I am 99% sure, but is this a roach? If so any idea on the type? submitted by /u/slugslugson [link] [comments]”
“Hello! I am continuing to find roach poop in the corner of my shower door. I have cleaned my shower, my bathroom, and my entire bedroom multiple times. I've poured boiling water, vinegar, and enzymes (not at the same time) to break down the hair they eat down the drain, and I guess it isn't working. I cover my drain at night and it seems only the little ones can get through, and while I don't frequently actually see them, it grosses me out to shower where i know roaches have been scu”
“In Arizona. Only see them in closet and bathrooms upstairs. I see two or three every month or so. No babies. Is this a German roach? submitted by /u/Beautiful-Study-9000 [link] [comments]”
“I know now this isn’t bugs coming in from neighboring units. I Woke up early for work this morning, went in the kitchen turned on the light to make coffee and breakfast and I saw a female carrying an egg sack that got spooked when it saw me and started scurrying under the dishwasher. In a panic I grabbed my can of bengal gold and sprayed her and saw her fall but then she disappeared. I then saw a small nymph not far from where she was. So I sprayed between the cracks of the dishwasher and cabine”
“I am pretty sure these are the spotted mediterranean roach nymphs, but recently I started to see several of them in the apartment hallway. Do these also infest indoors? We are in Massachusetts. submitted by /u/PatientBuy6382 [link] [comments]”
“I just moved into an apartment and immediately started seeing roaches in the bathroom. Landlord calls them “water bugs”, and they don’t look like German roaches. Most likely American or Oriental. I’m uncomfortable either way and have decided to move out. I never unpacked my boxes and they’ve been sitting in the apartment for 3 weeks. As I started to gather up my things, I noticed these tiny bugs under the tape of pretty much every box. Are these roach babies? Or pantry beetles that made their wa”
“(LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) I have seen a few cockroaches in my bathroom the past few days and I’m starting to get scared there’s an infestation. My apartment building had a flooding problem in the basement and shortly after that I started spotting cockroaches in my bathroom (about 1 per day). I have a big fear of cockroaches and I’m really nervous this is a serious infestation. I already deep cleaned my bathroom today. I put some advion bait in corners and spots around pipes etc. I dusted”
“I’m terrified that these are roaches, never had them or seen one before besides at an air bnb in Florida. We deep clean often, no current known leaks either. This is a sticky trap from behind the oven. Somebody else said it looks like a plant bug and two beetles but not roaches. Please give me your two cents. Plant bug makes sense as there’s a plant stand with a dozen plants on it four feet away from this trap. Located in Nebraska, U.S.A. submitted by /u/Hot_Understanding671 [link] &”
“Moved into an apartment about two months ago. Building is old. Started seeing roaches in my kitchen and bathroom… both of these rooms have walls shared with the unit next door. I’ve only seen 4 roaches and killed 3 of them. Now I am seeing little baby roaches crawling my walls. A pest company is coming to spray my apartment but what should I expect to see afterwards? How many days until they’re all dead? submitted by /u/Informal_Web1952 [link] [comments]”
“I freaked out and killed it before I could take a good picture. Been dealing with an infestation in my bathroom, I sprayed Alpine a week ago and since then I’ve seen a couple baby roaches and about 4-5 adults (some dead, some alive like this one). Just want to check that’s normal activity after spraying? I should wait before spraying more, right? I have glue traps out but have only caught 3 baby roaches in them so far. submitted by /u/roseplated [link] [comments]”
“Hello, what type of roaches are these? I moved into an apartment and saw 2 or 3 identical to the first one in the same area. About 2 of the second picture its near the room where that window is. And the 3rd picture only 1. Now these might all be the same species i honestly have no clue. Any help is appreciated. Leasing has already been notified as well. I've been here for a little over a week submitted by /u/PipeDue450 [link] [comments]”
“I found this next to our shower and I am not sure if this is roach droppings. We have been living in our apartment for over 9 months and it has always seemed very clean. We do have a leaky shower so this area tends to stay pretty wet and we have to clean the floor often. I noticed this a few weeks ago and simply cleaned it but then just noticed this again. Does this look like we have cockroaches? Would we have already noticed or seen something? submitted by /u/RadishKey5447 [link] &#”
“Found at my office in New England. I saw one small roach right by the front door months ago, but never saw another so I assumed it had wandered in from outside. But today I found this on my desk. I’m terrified of bringing them home submitted by /u/Glad_Kitchen_6234 [link] [comments]”
“Found 10-15 of these little bugs across 2 bedrooms. I separately found a clear German Nymph in the bathroom (last picture). Are the first set all early stage German roach nymphs or something different? Their antennae seem shorter but I might just be too optimistic. Are any of them different bugs than the others? We are trying to get an exterminator asap but wondering if we have one cockroach (bad), a massive roach infestation (horrific), multiple different bug infestations (bad but unsure how ba”
“I have tried alpine wsg Advion gel bait Outlet plugs drain plugs lemon scented cleaners im losing my mind 🫠 submitted by /u/AdOne7971 [link] [comments]”
“I moved into my apartment almost a month ago. I found what I thought were two small dead roaches. I cleaned them up and checked behind all the appliances and deep cleaned. Thought nothing of it. I am in Florida I have an attached garage and found two new dead ones today. Then I found a live one in my entrance near the garage door that crawled under the baseboard when I turned the light on. I had pest control come out and they sprayed Advion WSG in the concern areas. But the guy said everything l”
“TLDR: American roach problem ruining my mental health. Hello I moved into a 100 year old place in coastal southern california at the end of July. This city is known for having a lot of American roaches out and about. I live on the ground floor in a 1 story duplex. I have seen a handful of adults in the house either out and about or in sticky traps since moving in. I also have caught a handful of tiny nymphs (def american) in sticky traps (never have seen them out and about). There is lots of act”
“We bought an older ground-floor apartment that was renovated around six years ago, but we now suspect some of the work may have been poorly done. We are dealing with American cockroaches that appear to be living or circulating inside the construction itself: hollow/false walls, false ceilings, bathroom cavities and possibly plumbing/drainage voids. We have already had professional pest control and extensively sealed visible gaps, but they still appear in different parts of the apartment. After t”
“Hello I see this one near a sink in bathroom. Im not sure what type this is, any help is appreciated. submitted by /u/fatuic [link] [comments]”
“I found this in my bed. It’s quite small, but I zoomed in. About a week ago, I found an exoskeleton in my bed of the same bug. ChatGPT and Gemini said it was most likely a German roach nymph. I know those are invasive, so I’m terrified. Is this a German roach? What should my next steps be? submitted by /u/Dazzling-Lab-7106 [link] [comments]”
“I found this small cockroach in my bathroom and I’m trying to figure out whether it’s a German cockroach nymph or an outdoor/wood roach that wandered inside. This is the first one I’ve seen, and so far I haven’t noticed any others, droppings, egg cases, or other signs of an infestation. The insect looked dark brown/black with a more reddish-brown area near the front. I’m especially interested in whether the markings/body shape look consistent with German cockroach nymphs. Location: Lafayette, In”
“hi all, my on-campus apartment has so many american roaches. my understanding is that american roaches dont infest, they just end up getting in through pipes and under doors, so do yall have any advice on how to stop them from getting in? ive already gotten one of those silicone door sealer things (haven't installed it yet), but was wondering if there are any sprays or anything i should also get, as well as anything that can help with them getting in through the plumbing. tbh i don't rea”
“About a year ago, we had roaches and had them professionally treated. They were showing up in my bathroom, mainly the sink. I was guessing they were living in the overflow? We had to have the whole house treated because they eventually made their way to the kitchen. Now they're back, in the same bathroom and no where else in the house (yet). Why/how could they survive after a year and suddenly show up again? I thought they always had to be tracked into the house. But they seem localized to t”
“sorry in advance for the sorta shitty pictures. i toured an apartment today and i really loved everything about it EXCEPT thati saw these two tiny little roach-looking bugs in the fridge. i looked underneath and on top on the fridge, in all cabinets and under other appliances and didnt see any more bugs anywhere. the lady at the office also mentioned that the last tenant had been evicted for not taking care of the place. i cannot decide if this is a deal breaker or not, because i did not see any”
“First image is the German roach we found about two weeks ago, and we have since had all of these bugs in the same tub. Could anyone provide some confirmation? Edit to add: we did determine they were coming from the drain overflow and shower fixtures submitted by /u/r-whispersin [link] [comments]”