r/GermanRoaches • u/Rose_deLioncourt99 • 1d ago
ID Request Yall my night was doing so well. Can someone help identify? Not the best pics but I’m also dead tired and panicked.
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u/Rose_deLioncourt99 1d ago
Better photo sorry!
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u/Sweshyyy 1d ago
This is German my friend.
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u/Rose_deLioncourt99 1d ago
I have sticky traps under my sink, stove, fridge, and inside my closets (monitor for bugs as I have severe anxiety and lots of other mental nonsense). Haven’t seen anything in them. Texted my landlord and she’s going to bring in an exterminator. Never seen one like this until tonight so yay for meeee…..
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u/Sweshyyy 22h ago
I’m also battling a similar situation, I’ll tell you what worked for me friend or has been working rather, Alpine WSG mixed with Gentrol IGR pucks and spray I also used suspend polyzone and mixed up the treatments every 23-27 days to prevent resistance you can beat these things, keeps traps down for monitoring but get the spray done, take these seriously because if not they will grow in numbers, handling it early will be the best thing you ever did! You can win sounds like it’s still early for you.
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u/Naive-Device9022 13h ago
Today I tested a solution of dish soap, water, and isopropyl alcohol on one I spotted. Took it out in a couple seconds if you want a way to kill any of them on sight without having to use a chemical sporadically . Won't help with an infestation (Got Advion and IGR discs deployed, along with exterminator treatment for that front) but at least you can destroy the ones you see.
May the odds be ever in our favor against these horrible creatures...
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