Many years ago, my wife and I bought a farm in MO. The farmhouse had a horrendous infection of cockroaches. The cause was mainly due to a water leaks in the kitchen plumbing and bathroom that kept the sub-floors wet. First we fixed the leaks (cockroaches love water). Next we made sure there was no food left out. We even packaged up the food of our lap dog, and put it in the refridgerator at night. We tried bug bombs, roach proof, and roach motels, but didn't get much results. We had the best results with the simple in-home insecticides that come premixed in gallon jugs (Ortho, etc.) I sprayed the stuff every day, in and around the outside of the house, for about two weeks. That seemed to reduce the populations significantly. I eased up on the spraying a bit, but it wasn't until about 3 months that we were completely rid of them. You can gauge the infestation by going in the house at night and flipping on the lights. Watch them scatter.
Mark KS ----- Original Message ----- From: Annette and Randy Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms To: Apple-Crop Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:13 AM Subject: Apple-Crop: Cockroaches in housing HI Apple croppers, I have a problem. I had an elderly gentleman living in one of my wood cabins for free and he had cockroaches in the cabin. I do not want to move the next person in until the cockroaches are gone. I am in Michigan and can freeze the cabin, I am going to tear out the walls and carpet, but then how do I kill the cockroaches that are there? Also will the appliances still have live cockroaches in them if I move them to a barn that is not heated? There is no one living there now so I can also use any chemicals I want for now. Help please. Annette Bjorge Fruit Acres Farms Coloma MI
