- Oct 15, 2018
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My fiancé and I recently moved into a new house a month ago. When we first came to look at the house, before agreeing to anything, I noticed a roach on the kitchen counter. I told my boyfriend about it and he said he talked to the landlord. They assured us that the house was treated and taken care of and there were no bugs of any kind. Especially roaches. Being the idiots we were, we didn’t come and inspect. We just trusted the landlords word, because she seemed pretty trustworthy and down to earth. We began the moving process and I didn’t notice any until we had everything unpacked and were settling in. Suddenly, I was seeing about ten, sometimes more, a night. A few during the day. Mostly in the kitchen, in cabinets, the sink and dishwasher. Would occasionally see a few in the living room. Rarely in the bathroom, or bedrooms, but it did happen a few times. Even saw a few outside. We had exterminators come. They sprayed. I figured it wouldn’t make a difference and I was right. Was seeing the same amount as before. Then, we used foggers. It killed a lot of them, but I knew it wasn’t over. We put hotshot baits out. Those seemed to work for a while. I’m now seeing almost none during the day and maybe 2-3 at night. Compared to the amount I was seeing before, it’s at least somewhat of an improvement. Still though, I know it’s not going to eliminate the problem. I would say we should just move, but it took forever to even find a place that allowed us to have our Australian Cattle Dog. So, moving isn’t simple, I’d also be nervous about taking the roaches with us. I just don’t know what to do. I’m worried that nothing we try is going to work. I’m scared that we have an infestation and it’s never going to go away. I keep everything dry. I don’t leave any food out. I empty the trash, regularly. Never any dirty dishes. I’m a very tidy person, always have been. We’re going to call Orkin, because a friend of mine highly recommends them, but I’ve read a lot of negative reviews, so I feel like that’s going to be a bust. I just want to know any tips that are 100% guaranteed to work. To get rid of them. That have personally worked for people. I just want to feel comfortable in this home, for once. It’s to the point that I can’t even sleep most of the time, because I know there’s more than what I see. We didn’t deserve this. We were so excited to move. To be closer to our friends and now we’re dealing with an issue that we didn’t even create. I won’t even have my friends over, or let my family come see the place, because I’m so scared they’ll see one crawling during their visit. It’s just stressful.