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Originally Posted by Tustin714
We bought in March but were only there for 10 days to set up the house, and then returning in mid-May for a couple months (with the water off and all sinks covered except the master shower stall -- didn't think about it). Our first night back we had a Palmetto bug on the wall near the entrance to the bathroom, and I found a cool in-drain shower "plug" that lets water drain out but seals up immediately when water stops running -- no more bugs from that source.
What we did discover was that Palmettos were coming in via the drain in the dishwasher, and had a couple of visitors our first few days back until that discovery (our bug guy -- Massey -- confirmed they can get in that way). After closing it when not in use, no more bugs.
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I would just point out that, if you see a Palmetto bug near a drain, it doesn't mean that the bug entered the house through the drain. I am not a bug expert, but I thought that Palmettos are flying bugs that live in trees. The only way they could enter the house through a drain trap is if they traveled from the manhole in the street through the sanitary drain pipe and through the drain trap. How did they get into the manhole if the cover is sealed shut? Maybe Massey or another bug expert can explain how that happens.