i have loads of animals here (cats, dog, chickens, native birds, geckos) and hate the idea of using chemicals. I just lived with the bugs that would appear when it gets hot. After being scared late at night a few too many times to bugs sitting and waving to me from my (very clean) counters, I decided to use something stronger than powder. I didn't realize that they were coming up the pipes from our very ancient plumbing system (we live in a very old villa). We have used National pest control for a few years now and I have had no further issues with cockroaches. They are only allowed to spray underground, they open the plumbing traps and spray inside. That did the trick for us.
