Roach question
 

I have been told that roaches like to eat the glue in cardboard boxes, and that you should not put cardboard up in the attic. Can anyone confirm this about roaches eating glue? I hate to put all the Christmas boxes in big black plastic bags if it is not necessary. I would use tubs, but lots of my items don't fit into plastic tubs. I would appreciate some feedback on the best way to store items in the attic attic (mostly Christmas). Thanks in advance.

According to Google, YES!!!!!!!!

roaches
 

Guess I'd better put everything in big plastic bags then. Thanks.

Plastic containers with lids should work well, too.

Bill :)

I have lived here almost 4 years, and have never seen a roach. What do others have to say???

I have not seen one either. i'm afraid if I did see one I would have to leave, because there is NEVER just one.

The next roach I see in my attic will be the first.

When we moved in we had to battle Palmetto Bugs or AKA Brazillian Cockroaches. Seems they were homesteading in the vacant house. It was a series of battles won eventually by the superior armorment and airpower of Massesy. They can be beat but it takes some effort and time. Now we shouldn't have any return as Masey treats the exterior every 3 months and the interior once a year

BTW we use tape on the boxes so don't have any glue.....

roaches over easy in a light butter sauce. then serve on your favorite pasta.

You have lived in Florida for four years and you haven't seen a roach? Have you seen a palmetto bug or a water bug?

Me either, or a palmetto bug in the house or anywhere, or a mouse, or a rat. Or a snake and I hope to keep it that way.

Just pay Massey or Dean and you protect yourself and your neighbors too from those bugs. We are one sprayin' community here.

I vote for those plastic containers in the attic.

yes palmetto bugs abound, but if you have proper pest control service they are not a problem.

Be aware that boxes/bags from stores/restaurants/etc may contain roaches or larvae....but here again if serviced properly for pests they do not get far...for very long.

btk

Hey man... if I saw a roach man... I would have smoked it ...man!

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Not use to those critters
 

Skyguy your a hoot. When I first thought of moving to Florida all I could think about was the bugs and specifically the roaches. Not use to seeing roaches. So I often wondered how everyone seems to get from day to day without roaches or bugs in their homes? When doing research on Florida, it seemed that many warned about the excessive amount of bugs and snakes and roaches. It's such a relief to hear that many of you do not have any experience with these critters. I guess if you treat your home properly with spraying then all will be good. Whew! I'm so glad I won't have to turn around every corner and see a critter.

I lived in South Florida forty years ago and the popular thinking was that everybody had roaches, rich or poor. Depends on how many you have if you will actually see them. If you start seeing roaches regularly, you probably have infestation. Back then, if we opened any food (box of cereal etc) you kept it in the refrigerator. If the roaches didn't have easy access to food, they would go somewhere else.

No. But when we lived in South Miami we had swarms of roaches. The extermator was our most frequent visitor My favorite cat died of eating poisoned roaches.

The only bugs I have seen were when we were snowbirds and returned to our home, there were spiders under the where the baseboards on the kitchen cabinets extend and in some corners.... and teeny tiny iddy biddy ants in the bathroom. I made short work of the spiders with the vacuum and Deans came out and sprayed and put ant traps down. GONE.

I have NOT seen a water bug, palmetto bug or roach in almost four years and those who know me know I go over my place pretty carefully.

Once I left fruit in the fruit bowl too long and got those fruit gnats.

When we were at the Square for the live broadcast of Fox and Friends, we were watching as a couple stomped the roaches crawling on the sidewalk coming out of the vegetation. I've seen roaches on the sidewalks outside restaurants with outside seating. Roaches are found everywhere in the US.

I've never had a problem with the roaches eating the glue in the cardboard boxes in my attic. I just sprinkle dried bread crumbs around the boxes and the roaches never bother them.

lol

And they probably left looking for a family that would at least serve them a balanced diet. :1rotfl:

My pest guy told me the flying roaches often accompany new palms that were recently planted. Had two fly in my house . My pest guy came out said not to worry the only live 72 hours. told him it was 73 hours too long. I did manage to get both. he sprayed outside and that took care of the problem. I saw one out i the yard three years later so called him back.

My pest guy came out today to take care of another problems rover ants.

they are little black ants that look like specs of pepper until you see them move. If they are on your granite counters you will nevr see them unless you go eye level and use a flash light.

we found some in our bathroom sink pu;;ed everything out from under the counter and puled the drain apart...none there

My pest guy said the rover ant is the mascot of the villages. They burrow deep under the concrete slab and work up to cracks in the slab and then up to small cracks incaulking, etc. since they only have one queen one treatment usually takes care of the problem until another crew finds an opening.

We have had two mortimers ( frogs) try to move in. Boy those puppies move but not as fast as the three geckos that looked up at me, over the past 6 years when entering my house with that dumb look of theirs you could almost here them say," dog poopie now what"

Told my pest guy I wanted to buy him a cell phine so I could call him direcly day or night...no critters welcome in my house

I have found that Terro Ant Bait is better than spraying poison all over the house. The bait is liquid and comes in a small flat container. You just snip off the end and lay it where the ants are crawling. They will take the bait back to their nest and it will kill the whole colony. Only takes a few days. The same system works well for roaches as well. There are roach baits that you can scatter near where their source of food or water is and that will take care of the problem. Remember, all that poison sprayed ends up in the air or on everything in the house and, when sprayed outside, will end up in your drinking water.

The roaches in Houston are so big, my husband shot one once with a beebe gun.

Make sure you leave them a can of beer too...they love that !

Having a good pest control company is the key to keeping your house free of unwanted pests. I am pleased with Dean's service, and use them on a regular basis.

Wow...kinda explains your 'soaring' eagle status :)