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Pest control vs baby?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 June 2011 - 10:08

Very embarassing. Just discovered the 3rd cockroach in our house in 7 days. Don't know what to do. The villa is clean so no idea where they come from suddenly and why us!? If I call our maintenance company they would probably send pest control guys to fumigate. But since my DS spends most of his time crawling around the floor I don't feel comfortable with poison in our home. On the other hand, I don't want him to find a big creepy crawly while exploring behind the sofa or something - he loves trying to catch antsso I don't even want to imagine the encounter.... yuck! What would you do?
<em>edited by Novice on 02/06/2011</em>

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 02 June 2011 - 16:06
Get them to lift up the metal covers and spray the drain outside your house, that's where they tend to live. I don't let them come into the villa for the same reasons you stated. If you do find a roach don't squash it, it spreads eggs everywhere. I haven't found them here but I brought back a bunch of sticky, non toxic roach traps last time I was home, I leave them places where roaches tend to hang out (but out of reach of curious rug-rats ;) ) and biff them when they are full. Leave your bathroom fans on so they don't use them as an entry point and keep plugs in the sink drains. I HATE HATE HATE roaches :(
 
 

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