what can i do to stop large roaches/water bugs from showing up in my restroom almost nightly...?

Question

we are a family of three. my boyfriend is an immaculate cleaner..obsessed with having no "junk" no "ratpack stuff". we live so simple (not a lot of furniture), and almost nightly we find large roaches, beetle type insects in our restroom, one made it close enough to our bedroom near the baby's crib and i'm freaked out by this. Somebody suggested that we make sure the sink and bath tub are sealed nightly so that they dont come in through the pipes, i tried it, we still found them. sometimes we find them half dead like flipped and barely hanging on to life....we live in the mojave desert of California. grew up in LA and never ever had to deal w/ this issue. any suggestions?

Answer 1

I also live in the beautiful Mojave Desert.

(Did you get a chance to see Discovery's last landing at Edwards? Pretty amazing..)

But I don't like sharing my house with unwanted guests.

So I hired an exterminator to come in every so often to take care of the problem.

Ever since, I haven't seen one bug. Really.

The exterminator comes back every couple of months or so and I think it's some of the best money I ever spent.

They also know which chemicals to use so it won't be a problem for your kids and pets.

Roaches and other bugs can fit through the tiniest hairline cracks that you can barely even see.

You would almost have to tear out your cabinets and fixtures to seal up everything, and even then, in time it might separate and open up again.

Best to call a professional.

If you want to do it yourself, here's a method that is considered safe-



Boric acid was first registered in the US as an insecticide in 1948 for control of cockroaches, termites, fire ants, fleas, silverfish, and many other insects. It acts as a stomach poison affecting the insects' metabolism, and the dry powder is abrasive to the insects' exoskeleton.



Boric acid is generally considered to be safe to use in household kitchens to control cockroaches and ants. Homemade ant bait can be made by dissolving 1 teaspoon (5 mL) powdered boric acid and 10 teaspoons (50 mL) sugar into 2 cups (500 mL) of water; this mixture can then be absorbed into cotton balls which are left near ant trails. This reportedly will be carried back into the ants' nest, killing any ants that eat it, potentially destroying the entire colony.



Boric acid is also made into a paste or gel form. The paste or gel has attractants in it to attract insects; mostly cockroaches. It is convenient to use because you can simply put a small dab under sinks, counters, refrigerators, and stoves. The boric acid dehydrates the insects. It does it slowly and they don't realize they are in danger. One of the real benefits of using boric acid is that immunity can't be built up; since it works through dehydration. The insects take the bait back to the nest and one application can eliminate them for an entire year.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid

Answer 2

Not everything in your bathroom is perfectly sealed then, i would check all pipes in your bathroom and around your toilet. Check the entire bathroom too even random places you would never think because the pipes that go into your bathroom are also inside the walls of your home which is where many rodent and bugs like to enter through the home. So check around the walls as well and any cracks you find seal them up. Just don't resort to poison because you have a baby, a dead bug that has been poisoned is still toxic and you know how babies are whatever they pickup they put into their mouths.

Answer 3

You live in the desert. so do large cockroaches ect. If you are worried about the baby perhaps you should use some glue type traps on the legs of the crib. Not trying to sound calloused but I really don't think that you are in any danger here other than being grossed out.

You are doing the best you can.

Answer 4

leave the lights on. my husband worked with these bugs, I will have to get back, but seriously, they will scatter once the lights turn on. Exterminate regulary, and make sure its sealed up good, like fill cracks with cocking, and dont leave any moisture, wet towels, clothes, trash on the floor, keep clean as often as you can. Sometimes it doesnt matter how clean, they could be coming from the neighbors, especially if they recently bombed their homes with roach pesticides. I think you should have a professional come in though, YUK, I hate roaches, I can feel your frustration.

Answer 5

Check under the tub. There could be acumulated water from a leak. Mine had a leak but we did not know it until we smelled the mold. Yuk!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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