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Yes!!!! I had the same problem. It was so bad I was loosing sleep. When the exterminator came to my apartment, he told me the people below me have a bad infestation. Spent the whole weekend clauking my whole apartment. Make sure holes 🕳 around radiators are filled and any out cracks and crevices. Even wall and counter spaces!!! Buy some professional grade German roach 🪳 killer and IRG on Amazon, that made a huge difference for me. I put it in a spray bottle and spray it around the perimeter on my apartment, and leave the windows open. All the best.

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oh hey, i might be using the wrong terminology. by residual i just meant, the pesticide in it is an Imidacloprid , which i thought was one of the ones that had a residual effect. (like the roaches eat it, and shit it out or something and then the others eat it and it kills them too. i'm sorry if i misunderstand it..) vs. things like boric acid or maybe raid, where i thought it would only kill the roach that ate it. i might be completely misunderstanding this concept.

Another gel one i've seen recommended is Advion. I'd settled on the InVict gold because the ratings seemed a little higher and it was a bit cheaper. PcDurant had mentioned the gels of this type are pretty going to be of the same effectiveness. (though i don't want to speak for him, hopefully i understood!)

oh, i understand now why you recommended the Nuvan. the mothballs themselves might trigger my asthma (i just looked this up and they are on the list of asthma triggers). Got it. I did not realize Nuvan could be a substitute for this. Are you recommending to put the Nuvan in the packed bags themselves? (I was going to get mothballs, just to put inside the bags I am packing and sealing, not as something to put around in my new house.)

Oh. Hey, I believe this is it. My mom has sent it to me, but I have not opened the package yet. https://rzmask.com/collections/trademark-masks/products/black-m2-mask there are these charcoal filters that go inside of it that are claimed to be as effective as an n-99. I hope so

I have a couple n-95s that I got before the pandemic started, but I'm so cautiously saving them, for occasions like needing to go to the doctor. So I try to use them only when absolutely needed.

I do have a pair of goggles to protect my eyes. They are very good and make a good seal. Goggles I have

Yeah, if this were any other time I think the PPE would be something I don't think about until it's too late, only because of this situation I have some!

I do have some nitrile-dipped work gloves, as well as latex gloves. I can certainly wear long sleeves and pants, though I do not wear footwear in my house - would socks do the trick? (How long should I keep all this stuff on?) My plan was to treat one room when i arrive at the new house, then put all my belongings (bagged up air tight) in that room. So really glad you mentioned this, as I will need to prepare in the moving truck haha

Hey, you really seem to know your stuff too. Can I ask you a question I can not figure out? With the IGRs (Like gentrol or tekko pro), there are also multiple formulations. Gentrol can come as an aerosol or a point source, tekko pro is a liquid... I now understand that you can use the aerosol vs. point source to get in different areas (and aerosol is probably bad for my case) - but any thoughts on using a point source application vs. liquid spray, for the IGR portion of this? (I know PCDurant mentioned my Gentrol is going to be useful, and I only see it as a point source and aerosol, so I was going to go with the point source of that.)

Do you mind if I ask one last question. (Please no pressure, and no pressure to answer quickly.)

Do you know how much gentrol I should shoot for purchasing, to mix in with my Alpine WSG? They have these 16 oz bottles but they are very costly. (The instructions on it say to mix with 1 gallon of water, but I wasn't sure if you would use less if mixing it in with the alpine). As a cheaper alternative to Gentrol, could I mix Tekko Pro - which is also an IGR into the Alpine WSG instead? (It seems to be about half the cost for 16 oz). The Gentrol liquid sure has stellar reviews; if you think it's worth the additional cost, I will surely go for it.

Sorry, would have asked earlier but i only got to this now. No pressure..

So then This should work for the alpine, and this will work for the bait?

I honestly ordered a few of the small packets you mix with water off Amazon. 3 packets for 1 gallon of water to treat german roaches. Then spraying along the baseboards, empty cabinets, behind large appliances, and along door frames.

As for trap placement, I would put the roach motels on the left and right of any door, with the harris trap like yours in the middle. I did the same with the fridge and oven, a roach motel on left and right of them, and harris trap in the middle. Seems odd to use 2 traps, but the roach motels seems to be more attractive to my roaches, but the harris had more openings so I liked it as a "centerpiece". I would have either trap under a sink cabinet or behind a toilet, as well as by the bathroom doors. I would only get at most 2 roaches in some traps, but plenty in the kitchen ones (as that was my hotspot). I guess that is a good strategy to really isolate them down to a region.

This would be a better sprayer.

Also, you would only use about half to 3/4 of that sprayer for your apartment. Mixing at 10gs is fine.

Okay so I'm pretty sure it is what I feared cuz I also posted this in r/insects. But my problem is that I live in Canada, and getting Alpine and Gentrol is about a total of almost $500. I'm looking at this Alpine and this Gentrol. Is there anything more cost friendly in Canada?

Saw a single adult german last night.

Killed it and then today I set out the Combat Max Kill Set (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KL1LDE?psc=1) and gentrol point-source patches.

Out of glue traps but will add some when they arrive tomorrow.

If your infestation is so bad that you find clumps of them throughout your home, then I suggest you contact a reputable exterminator.

However, if your infestation is not as severe, then here's my list of steps to take.

• Clean your entire home, discard any food scraps, partially open food containers, clean any stains made by food including the oil and grime build up found in stoves/oven.

• As you clean, try to kill as many as you can find, I'm not sure if Raid is an available brand in the UK, but any modern bug spray would do.

• Ensure your home is dry, that is to say your bathroom floor should not be kept wet too long, your sink should be dried after cleaning dishes, etc.

• Remove any paper based clutter such as bundles of mail, newspapers, old amazon packages, etc.

• Piles of clothing/general stuff around the house is also not a good idea, the paper based clutter is more of a problem but any clutter can be a nest for roaches.

• Seal holes in walls/doors, if any.

• Finally, to help prevent a resurgence, I found a gel over on UK Amazon that is close enough to Advion that you can apply throughtout corners and crevices in your home after doing the aforementioned.

Best of luck getting rid of those cretins!

I got this set of bags. A little pricey but you get a bunch of bags for various items on top of a jumbo one for a TV up to 55 inches. Seal is like a zip lock on crack and they're sturdy enough to survive multiple uses. You can even vaccume seal them. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073BWC3Z5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_M9WNMWN1QF0ZTEZZK8DN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I think we may be calling the same product two different names

gentrol Aerosol Insect Growth Regulator ZOE1005 https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0195UHNQE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_QGTPMN71JD4C5WJNMKZP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

So first off, yes, I can confidently say this is a German Cockroach.

Generally with this species the first one you see won't be the last, I would inspect your apartment for any open crevices; with the winter season almost in full swing in that area, there's a general uptick in pests due to them moving in to warmer environments (see: indoors).

You should get in contact with your landlord and inquire about the apartment's history with pests; depending on your city's legislation your landlord might be required to do a deep clean before you move in (though that might be voided because you moved in and have already signed the lease).

I live in NYC and apartments here are almost guaranteed to have some kind of pest, if you're still paranoid about the roaches despite maybe not seeing any more of them, I would recommend this gel, I've used it for a few years to great results.

Ive never had a massive infestation but years ago we moved into an apartment that had a roach issue, IE see a few each day always knew there were more in hiding.

I bought this off Amazon: Syngenta 383920 Advion Cockroach Gel Bait 4 X 30 Gram Tubes Roach Control, 4 30, Brown https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0148W0WOE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_asAZFbDYX9JJF

It worked wonders, absolutely slaughtered them all. I would go a day or so with no sightings and then find 10 or so dead. After a month never saw one again.

If it is as bad as you described this may not be enough but it could help.

Also there must be some level of health code adherence The land lord needs to abide by in this case but hopefully someone with legal knowledge can comment.

I've also been struggling with roaches. They're native where I live so even if I kick them out they just live outside ready to reinfect when I least expect it. This is what I've been using that I now swear by.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085HRWI8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's basically a silicone artificial version of diatomaceous earth that you can spread a thin layer around your baseboards. When it gets on insects it dries them out, killing them, which makes it safer in the event you have children or pets. It also makes it safer for you. You shouldn't eat the stuff, but if you did get some on your hands you don't have to worry about accidentally ingesting it like you would for a pesticide.

What I would recommend is that you get a bottle of this and a bag of diatomaceous earth (which is usually way cheaper). Put a thin line of diatomaceous earth around your baseboards in areas where it's unlikely to get wet as wetting diatomaceous earth makes it lose it's efficiency. Put a thin line of the silicone dust in the bathroom, under the sink, etc as the silicone dust is supposed to be able to get wet but dry itself out and keep working. Get someone to help you pull out the fridge and put a thin line of the dust back there too.

If you cover all your entry points the dust will kill every roach that enters your apartment. And since the dust/earth isn't poisonous you can just leave it there for peace of mind. I've kept my apartment dusted for several months now and I went from seeing roaches fairly often to occasionally to just the babies to none at all. It's not an instant treatment, but it works and I don't have to worry about my pets ingesting poison meant for the roaches.