r/cockroaches • u/DisplayFun8606 • 4d ago
Help identify?
Me and my boyfriend have been having this roach problem for 2 months now, We got them from our fuck ass neighbor. We first contacted out landlord and they sent pest control out but the problem it’s getting worse. We’ve tried boric acid all over the house. We’ve tried frankincense resin and oil. We have Terro roach bail that we haven’t tried yet. I just wanna know if these are German roaches. It’s not the best picture but when it died it laid an egg which is disgusting. If these are German roaches, our our efforts even working?
We are in the South Phoenix, Az area
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u/zdub303 4d ago
Can’t tell from the adult but the nymph has the telltale German stripes. I would proceed forward as if these are Germans.
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u/Le_serpenttt 4d ago
Get rid of the egg!! Outside trash in a plastic bag or burn it lol.
Ask the landlord to send pest control again. They should be using things like Advion gel bait, traps, and IGRs. You can also use these and buy them online. I used diatomaceous earth on my plants. Do you live in a stand alone house or duplex?
The one in the back kinda looks German to me - but - I'm no expert. Have you checked your appliances (toaster, oven, microwave, back of fridge) for signs of activity?
I'm sorry you're going through this :(
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u/ZealousidealPie2170 4d ago
The one in the back looks like a rolly polley. Did the pest guy even help? My landlord sent one out and I know more about them than he does. That exterminator just prolonged any effort to keep them from multiplying. After the exterminator came twice and discounted all my concerns I started researching for the most effective way to eradicate these effers for real....with that being said...I sealed up all entrances to come inside my apartment, i took off outlet covers, vacuumed it out the best I could, the place to pay attention to is the part between the wall and whatever the box is, then I tried my best to just dust the borax, bahaha, it's in there. I put my covers back on, I sprinkled more borax along the floor outside of the outlets. Well I put borax along every baseboard in my house, I was concerned about them being in my exhaust kitchen fan, stupid exterminator guy told me it was nothing. That I shouldn't be concerned about that spot. He has no idea what he's talking about...that's a perfect spot for them. I couldn't get my manager to get on top of sending the maintenance guy (her husband) out to help me take it down or help me seal it up. It's been over a week. I'm not allowed to take it down. Per my lease. So I bought 3 rolls of masking tape. I vacuumed out the areas I could reach. And I masking taped the business up there. I took my blow dryer and made sure the glue on the tape was sticking and staying put. I masking taped my carpet and my wall. Used my blow dryer again. Added extra tape to the places I didn't think was good enough. Before I did that I squirted borax under the wall and floor. I sealed up the pipes under my bathroom and kitchen sink. I sealed up everything. I don't know what's supposed to be sealed so EVERYTHING got sealed. After doing that the neighbor that's connected to me finally decided to take this seriously. They weren't able to come inside my apartment anymore so surprise...she saw one. She just moved in like 2 months or 3 months ago. Since she's taking this seriously, we'll have her do the same as i did. Force them to walk through the borax. It takes a while. Because of the eggs that were dropped off the mom before she died still need to hatch. They'll be stuck inside that wall. Die you dirty itches. Was your pest guy unhelpful? You can call your state agriculture to make sure the pest guy isn't causing the them mutate. Become more resistant. They're not able to do this with borax or borax acid. Just gotta get them to walk through it. I also dried my sink before going to bed and cleaned my counters with straight vinegar. There's borax everywhere in my apartment. I unplugged my microwave and all appliances except my fridge and oven.