We do have queen palms on both front corners. I hate to think we would have to cut them down but I also hate to see these critters in my house. All four have been alive so maybe we need to talk to another exterminator. Thanks for all the input.

Here's another 10 points for installing light colored flooring!

Massey guy says bugs are in the food (eggs)...humidity brings them out.

You must pull cereal bag from box and check (a favorite hiding place)!

Gracie - I'm not so sure I buy the Palmetto bugs living in the palm trees. Have palm trees and no palmettos here - had no palm trees in Wilmington NC and those suckers were everywhere. One night late I went out on the deck and turned the light on - I am not kidding I bet there were at least 50 running up and down the exterior walls trying to figure out how to get in.

Also lived in Jacksonville - no palms, but palmetto bugs. Jacksonville Beach - had palms that touched the 2nd story deck and no palmetto bugs.

Soooo - I think my point is the palm trees don't necessarily bring the palmetto bugs the devil does!!!

Palmetto do live in palms. Massey treats them often. I have had two enter my house. massey said they only live 72 hours and I told them it was 72 hours to long.

Palmetto bug usually enter your home via the ducts in your ceiling. They generally become a problem if you have some activity with a plam such as trimming it.

German roaches are a different matter and can enter via packaging from items purchased or delivered food,UPS, etc. German roaches re more difficult to get rid of and requires successive treatments.

So far we have only experienced two palmetto bugs. We keep a vigilant watch.

While in Key West we rented a home on the ocean great view but palmetto /and german roaches enveloped that 2 million dollar home . I was ready to exit the second day and we rented for 30 days. Key West is off my list forever

Interesting, I had Massey and they never treated my palms for Palmettos or mentioned they would create a problem. I don't think we will ever get a straight answer.

I picked up a neighbors POA paper last month, the one's in the yellow bags, and thank goodness, I threw it on their floor, a palmetto bug (roach) came running out. I chased that thing around till I finally got it. So the morale of the story is, be careful the little critters aren't in your newspapers.

So that's where they come from???

Giant Cockroaches That Live in Palm Trees | eHow

We had them
 

We had them and we have a couple of Palm Trees. I understand they are called "Palmetto's" and do live in the Palm Trees. We had Massey and they treated all of the inside of our house and a couple of months later we saw another and Massey came back and, treated again and we have never seen another one. They did a great job.:smiley:

The culprit is likely Palm trees - especially Queen Palms. Do you have palms in your landscaping. If so, you have extended an open invitation to them. How do you get rid of them???? Get rid of the palms.....

How close do you live to the Kitchen at Havana CC?

If they get in your dishwasher, they will get into your kitchen. LOL

Highly agree with you!!! Queen Palms are the culprit! And its not just cockroaches that nest in them. If you have these Palms, make sure none of the branches are touching the home, so they don't have a ladder to come into home through vents, etc