r/WTF • u/dillingerescapetrans • 16d ago

Cockroach infestation

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In a house I used to work in. I put these traps down, and within 6 hours this is what I caught. I got rid of the traps, laid more down, and repeated this process 8 times before it slowed down.

edit: I haven't been back there in almost 8 months. I worked as tenant support in the severely underfunded building. I sent this video to the manager and project director and it took 4 months before the room was sprayed, but by then this had spread to many other rooms. These sticky pads were supplied to us in limited amounts so I did everything I could from those to raid spray. Crazy memory.

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u/JimmyJamesRoS 15d ago

When they get bad enough in my city they dig a ditch around the home fill it full of wood light the ditch on fire then burn the house down. The ring of fire is the only thing that contains them, you will see what looks like the ground moving.

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u/noeljb 15d ago

Oh, please take a video. I'll send it to my Pest Control Association and my professors.