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Leaving Roaches Behind When You Move?Has anyone tried leaving their things outside in a garage or car in freezing weather to prevent moving cockroaches with them? Do cockroaches freeze to death? If so, how long does it take?

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Leaving Cockroaches Behind When You Move?How can you tell if your stuff has cockroaches in it before you move out? Do you have to get rid of your things?

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Red Cedar Balls for Repelling Roaches?I am planning to move to Florida. In packing large boxes, is using Cedar Essence red cedar balls a great way to keep out cockroaches? Amazon sells quarter size cedar balls. If these keep out roaches as I pack, how many quarter-size balls should I use to keep out roaches to keep in storage until I find a home.

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Preventing Roaches from Traveling Home With You?I have been visiting a friend for a month (they have cockroaches). I'm leaving in a couple of days and traveling home. I didn't think about "traveling roaches" when I put the first suitcase in car. I'm wondering what to do about the car/suitcase and also my stuff still inside! I read about borax, but what should I do?

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches?This morning I found a cockroach in my bed. I've changed the bedding and sprayed around the base boards. What do I do so I know I won't wake up with one again?

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Getting Rid of Roaches in My Home?What are some home remedies to get rid of roaches in my home?

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Keeping Roaches Out of Moving Boxes?When packing boxes, if I taped the top and bottom flaps down as well as around the top and bottom, do you think that would keep the roaches out of the boxes until I move?

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Getting Rid of Roaches Before a Move?I am allergic to most chemicals. What can I do to ensure I don't move these roaches with me to my new place? I have a TV, microwave, radio, and antiques. I also have pets, etc. I can't bomb, I can't spray, I can't hurt the animals, or leave any residue on anything. Is there a solution to this problem?

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Not Taking Roaches Along When Moving?So the apartment I have been staying for the past year has had roaches and they've recently gotten worse. I can't seem to figure out how not to take them with me. They are popping up now more frequently in things like the bathroom and the kitchen.

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Roaches Living in the Base of Artificial Plants?I have many artificial plants and would hate to have to throw them out. Does anyone know how to rid artificial plant bases (inside the pot) of roaches and eggs? I plan on moving and do not want to transport them to new place.

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches?I thought I had seen a roach, but it looked like it didn't have feelers on it. If I have roaches would I be seeing babies or eggs? I haven't seen any babies or eggs. A friend is staying with me and he was cooking and saw 3 bugs; he killed 2. This was in the day time.

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches?Our home is terribly infested with cockroaches. We had tried many home remedies to get rid of them, but they were of no use. Our neighbour suggested to us the best exterminators NYC to kick them off completely. But I am in doubt whether to go for them.

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Getting Rid of Roaches?I have 4 rose of Sharon bushes in my front yard. They were planted 5 years ago, but the last few years I have been getting roaches from them or from somewhere and I don't know what to do. It has never happened to me before so I'm not sure why it would start now. Thanks for any and all help.

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Getting Rid of Roaches?I was told ammonia mixed with water (half and half) keeps roaches away, that they hate it. Is this true?

Using Food Grade DE for Cockroaches?Any advice for using food grade DE for getting rid of German cockroaches?

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Home Remedy for Roaches?I am looking for a home remedy to get rid of roaches.

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Home Remedy for Roaches?I'm fighting a war on roaches, please help me. I need a homemade remedy. Please and thank you.

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Getting Rid of Roaches?Has anyone heard of blowing out your pipes to eleminate roaches from inside your home?

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Roaches in a Used Couch?I bought a used couch from someone. The couch is in good shape, leather, and looks new. But I noticed a few very small roaches in it when I was moving it. I cleaned it with Lysol, but I noticed there's still small ones. Is it no good or can I spray it or something?

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Roaches in the Kitchen?I just saw a roaches in the kitchen. Please help me get rid of them. I don't want them increase in number.

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Getting Rid of Roaches and Mice?I am looking for suggestions for getting rid of mice and cockroaches from my cupboards?

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Cockroaches and Delivery Boxes?I found a roach in my home. My son has been receiving a lot of game/computer deliveries in cardboard boxes which sit around forever after being opened. Could these deliveries be the source of the cockroach?

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Natural Remedies for Roaches?I have been seeing palmetto roaches in our Florida home recently, after about 20 years of none. I do now want to spray pesticides. What natural things can I do? Thank you!

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Cockroaches in the Bedroom?I deep cleaned my bedroom today, spent all day on it, and this evening for the first time ever I spotted and killed 2 cockroaches. I have never seen them in my house and now I can't even sleep. I cleaned out my car today, bringing in a giant pile of clothes that had been forming in my trunk. Could they have possibly just come in with the dirty clothes? I keep telling myself that there are no more, just those 2, but now I'm very jumpy and I have no idea what to do. I'm too scared to go looking for them. Help!

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Cockroaches in My House?How can I get rid of cockroaches in my home?

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Getting Rid of Roaches?I have never had a roach problem before. But since it has been getting cold lately, I have been finding roaches outside and now they are in my house. My house is really clean, I am a neat freak. The roaches are coming up from my drains...

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches?I have lived in the Sierra foothills for 41 years and never had a problem with cockroaches, until last year started. Can anyone determine their origin? I may have pissed off a pest control company. I have been told that cockroaches are not native.

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches?Is it better to spray before renovation or after? What is the best product to do the job myself?

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How to Get Rid of Roaches?My baby sitter has a problem with cockroaches, she has bought hundreds maybe even thousands of dollars on stuff to get rid of them and its doesn't work.

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches With Bleach and Water?If I was to use a 50/50 solution of water and bleach, would the fumes get rid of cockroaches? I have sprayed them with the same solution and it kills them dead. Of course I don't spray the solution on carpet.

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Boric Acid for Killing Roaches?Has anyone used boric acid for killing roaches? Please let me know what you think about it. I have a young child and 3 dogs. I'm not sure about this as a safe pest control substance.

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Remedy for Roaches?How do I get rid of cockroaches? I have tried commercial pest control last year, but this year cockroaches have returned. Please suggest a lasting remedy.

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Roaches in an Apartment?My family moved into these apartments 5 to 7 years ago and the first apartment we had was good, no bugs. Then we moved into a different apartment, and when we moved there we had 3 or 4 years of peace until we started getting bed bugs. I really need some help.

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Getting Rid Of Roaches?I am trying to get rid of roaches. They won't go away. Any suggestions?

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Getting Rid of Roaches Without Harming Pets?How do I get rid of the humongous, gargantuan roaches that are getting into my house?

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Pet-Friendly Solution for Roaches?I need a way to rid of roaches. I can't use any sprays because I have my birds to think about and my neighbor's cat. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks from Yellow Tail and Chatter Box and of course Cat.

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Keeping Roaches Out Of Tub?How do tiny roaches get in your tub? I have a pest control guy come in every month but they are still there.

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Is 2007 a Bad Year For Roaches?Is anyone else having a problem with bugs in the house this summer? We have a pest control service that sprays, but we are having an over abundance of wood roaches and for the first time I've been seeing (horrors of horrors!) cock roaches! I've had the pest control company come back out to spray, but the bugs keep on coming. Does anyone know what I can do about it? We are freaked out, to say the least!

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Cockroach Repellents?Can someone advise a safe remedy to repel cockroaches?

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Inexpensive Alternative for Controlling Bugs?Does any one have an inexpensive alternative for controlling bugs other than expensive exterminators? Mainly cockroaches, as Texas has an over abundance!

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Moving and Leaving The Cockroaches Behind?We are moving in a week and there are roaches everywhere. How do I stop them from going with us?

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Roaches Coming In Through Air Conditioner?Here in Florida we have Palmetto bugs -- giant roaches. Does anyone know if bugs can get in through central air conditioners? Everything else seems to be sealed off, including roof vents.

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Roaches In a Very Clean Home?I have never had a roach in my home, ever, in fact I sanitize counters, mop and vacuum floors constantly, yet this morning there was a huge (an inch or so) tan roach sitting on my sink.

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Cornstarch For Roaches?I was told that cornstarch was an easy way to help get rid of roaches. Is that true? If so, does anyone have any directions for it? A friend of mine and her husband really need the help. My friend is allergic to all forms of bug sprays and bombs.

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Cockroaches in a Trailer?Hi, I am renting a modular home in Tempe, AZ for a few months and there is a real cockroach problem. I think this is the first time I have ever seen a cockroach in real life. How do you get rid of these critters without calling a bug services? Or can you? Creepy! Thanks, Diane

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