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Latest post on 03 April 2016 - 23:19

Been here over 6 years and never used pest control yet..When we see a cockroach a good dousing in PifPaf kills it and that's it. Rarely see more than one at a time.

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Latest post on 03 April 2016 - 15:09

To bring up this old post again.... i couldn't find boric acid. A few pharmacies i tried said they don't stock it or don't stock it anymore so i had a look online and found this stuff called "Advion Cockroach" (its like a gel that you squirt blobs around the house - away from children and pets though... i think its similar stuff maybe to what the pest control use) it had such good reviews online, so i searched for it here and found some on souq.com, wasn't too expensive, about 60dhs i think. I put some down last night and this morning when i went into the kitchen, about 11 dead cockroaches!! :biggrin: so impressed with that stuff.... everything else I've tried hasn't worked as well as this stuff did. just hope it keeps them at bay now... as wasn't looking forward to the hassle of pest control coming in, especially with having pets but anyone battling with the pests, i would highly recommend it. maybe that along with boric acid (if you can find it) might keep them completely away

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Latest post on 11 January 2016 - 13:11

Lily you get it from the pharmacy. Life pharmacy have it. Move and clean under your white goods in the kitchen and sprinkle a thin talc like layer on the floor under them. I also do the edges of my cupboards. If you already have cockroaches, sprinkle a layer on the kitchen floor as well for two or three days and anywhere they have been. Takes about a week or two to get rid completely. Always works for me, I get roaches once in a while but after using this method there's never been an infestation. [u'>Cockroach Elimination - Boric Acid[/u'> http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef614.asp [i'>For best results, the powder should be applied in a very thin layer barely visible to the naked eye. Piles or heavy accumulations will be avoided by foraging cockroaches much as we would avoid walking through a snow drift. To apply a fine layer, shake the container and puff a small quantity of the powder into the target area. Manufacturers of boric acid often fill their containers too full of powder -- by using a container which is no more than two-thirds full, an airspace is created at the top which allows the dust to be puffed more easily (A few pennies or pebbles placed inside the container helps prevent the powder from caking). The trick is to give the container a shake, then puff a very light dusting of the powder into the area you wish to treat.[/i'> Second that! I used to call pest control and they always find their way back! Now after this method they don't come back, pets will steer clear from the even amount of boric acid powder and sugar mixed with water and dunken cotton balls in it, left these soked cotton balls near the places ants and roches frequent and they never come back, as the acid dries out these pests and they always come back to take the dead ones back to the nest, as they feed on the dead ones too! And leave the dead ones to the new hatch, so they don't come back! Once I've done that, never encounter them any more, some times I have the newbe coming from outside my home, and they find these cotton balls and feed on them, and they don't come back! Lol Once I discovered this method, I am care free from them, and never had to vacate my home for a day so the fumes of pesticides products can work while I'm out of my home. HTH

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Latest post on 11 January 2016 - 12:54

Yes just put it under your white goods then and maybe in the area at the back of your cupboards where the cats don't go. It's about 6 or 7 dirhams a tub from the pharmacy.

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Latest post on 11 January 2016 - 12:11

Lily you get it from the pharmacy. Life pharmacy have it. Move and clean under your white goods in the kitchen and sprinkle a thin talc like layer on the floor under them. I also do the edges of my cupboards. If you already have cockroaches, sprinkle a layer on the kitchen floor as well for two or three days and anywhere they have been. Takes about a week or two to get rid completely. Always works for me, I get roaches once in a while but after using this method there's never been an infestation. [u'>Cockroach Elimination - Boric Acid[/u'> http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef614.asp [i'>For best results, the powder should be applied in a very thin layer barely visible to the naked eye. Piles or heavy accumulations will be avoided by foraging cockroaches much as we would avoid walking through a snow drift. To apply a fine layer, shake the container and puff a small quantity of the powder into the target area. Manufacturers of boric acid often fill their containers too full of powder -- by using a container which is no more than two-thirds full, an airspace is created at the top which allows the dust to be puffed more easily (A few pennies or pebbles placed inside the container helps prevent the powder from caking). The trick is to give the container a shake, then puff a very light dusting of the powder into the area you wish to treat.[/i'> thank you Alismum that's really helpful... although i'll probably stick to just under the white goods as i have cats and don't want them to end up with it on them and lick it off we don't have too many at the moment but want to kill them before they get the chance to get worse definitely the change in the season i think as I've only just noticed them recently

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Latest post on 11 January 2016 - 11:57

Lily you get it from the pharmacy. Life pharmacy have it. Move and clean under your white goods in the kitchen and sprinkle a thin talc like layer on the floor under them. I also do the edges of my cupboards. If you already have cockroaches, sprinkle a layer on the kitchen floor as well for two or three days and anywhere they have been. Takes about a week or two to get rid completely. Always works for me, I get roaches once in a while but after using this method there's never been an infestation. [u'>Cockroach Elimination - Boric Acid[/u'> http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef614.asp [i'>For best results, the powder should be applied in a very thin layer barely visible to the naked eye. Piles or heavy accumulations will be avoided by foraging cockroaches much as we would avoid walking through a snow drift. To apply a fine layer, shake the container and puff a small quantity of the powder into the target area. Manufacturers of boric acid often fill their containers too full of powder -- by using a container which is no more than two-thirds full, an airspace is created at the top which allows the dust to be puffed more easily (A few pennies or pebbles placed inside the container helps prevent the powder from caking). The trick is to give the container a shake, then puff a very light dusting of the powder into the area you wish to treat.[/i'>

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Latest post on 11 January 2016 - 11:47

Diamante I have had odd cockroaches every year no matter where Ive lived, appt and villa. Most I had was about 20 one year and I have always managed to get rid of them using boric acid. I have never had to call the pest control out. I never worry about the roaches myself i just sprinkle the boric acid under the white goods in the kitchen or wherever theyve been seen and it takes about a week for them to die off, but those little pesky ants are driving me nuts. They pop up everywhere and are quite resilient. I'm currently having an issue with roaches too. We've been using some roach traps from ACE hardware which seem to help but i am very curios about this boric acid?? where do you get it from as I've never heard of it before

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Latest post on 08 January 2016 - 21:51

Sorry but you should not have to put up with cockroaches, silverfish ants anything living besides you. I've never had Pest Control into the apartment I use Lock Safe Tupperware for ALL dried goods and. ant powder if I see a rougue ant anywhere. Our building completes monthly pest control which we are notified about. I would not expect anything else.

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 21:56

Diamante I have had odd cockroaches every year no matter where Ive lived, appt and villa. Most I had was about 20 one year and I have always managed to get rid of them using boric acid. I have never had to call the pest control out. I never worry about the roaches myself i just sprinkle the boric acid under the white goods in the kitchen or wherever theyve been seen and it takes about a week for them to die off, but those little pesky ants are driving me nuts. They pop up everywhere and are quite resilient.

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 15:07

[url=https://www.google.ae/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/LepismaSaccharina.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish&h=1435&w=2000&tbnid=bS3CRVDaBUv7-M:&tbnh=143&tbnw=200&docid=_27AGykO9cnisM&itg=1&usg=__wIzeASMH9Fsha2p_KucIj-qZ8sE=[url='>link[/url'>'>link[/url'> This ugly thing is a silverfish. They make my skin crawl! No mercy for cockroaches! If you let them go they will keep breeding.

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 14:23

I have a silverfish problem. I find them everywhere, even the bedroom cupboards! Does anyone have a recommendation? What is a silverfish?

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 14:22

I only saw one or two a week or so ago in the kitchen and they were very small. Today I saw a bigger cockroach on my bedroom floor, and 4 ran away from under my kettle as soon as I picked it up. :cry: There's more now!! I need pest control recommendation please. How much am I expected to pay and how do I know they will use safe treatment methods. I have heard of case of poisoning and death caused by neighbours doing pest control, so I'm worried about who I should choose. HELP! I saw one this morning! Took me ages to catch it. I have the spray but didn't have the heart to kill it so just put it out the front probably made his way back in now!:( Roaches are about the only animals I will kill if I see them. No mercy :angry: I know I want to be like that as they just keep coming back! but I just cannot do it! I have tried! My neighbour is good at doing it though.

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 12:04

I only saw one or two a week or so ago in the kitchen and they were very small. Today I saw a bigger cockroach on my bedroom floor, and 4 ran away from under my kettle as soon as I picked it up. :cry: There's more now!! I need pest control recommendation please. How much am I expected to pay and how do I know they will use safe treatment methods. I have heard of case of poisoning and death caused by neighbours doing pest control, so I'm worried about who I should choose. HELP! I saw one this morning! Took me ages to catch it. I have the spray but didn't have the heart to kill it so just put it out the front probably made his way back in now!:( Roaches are about the only animals I will kill if I see them. No mercy :angry:

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 11:58

I have a silverfish problem. I find them everywhere, even the bedroom cupboards! Does anyone have a recommendation?

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 11:05

I only saw one or two a week or so ago in the kitchen and they were very small. Today I saw a bigger cockroach on my bedroom floor, and 4 ran away from under my kettle as soon as I picked it up. :cry: There's more now!! I need pest control recommendation please. How much am I expected to pay and how do I know they will use safe treatment methods. I have heard of case of poisoning and death caused by neighbours doing pest control, so I'm worried about who I should choose. HELP! I saw one this morning! Took me ages to catch it. I have the spray but didn't have the heart to kill it so just put it out the front probably made his way back in now!:(

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Latest post on 07 January 2016 - 09:30

I only saw one or two a week or so ago in the kitchen and they were very small. Today I saw a bigger cockroach on my bedroom floor, and 4 ran away from under my kettle as soon as I picked it up. :cry: There's more now!! I need pest control recommendation please. How much am I expected to pay and how do I know they will use safe treatment methods. I have heard of case of poisoning and death caused by neighbours doing pest control, so I'm worried about who I should choose. HELP!

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