Moving House

4 Responses

1. Lillian

   2010 Mar 29 1

   I know your pain. I moved into a place which it turned out was infested with them!! It was insane and no amount of pest control or cleaning or spray foam would fix the problem. When I moved out I found out the woman upstairs was a hoarder. PUKE!!!

   Anyway, I moved into my own house and I did not take the problem with me. You can avoid bringing them with by keeping the lights on in the box storage area and keep the boxes in the middle of the room.

   Pack foods last.

   Pack and get the boxes out of the infested place right away.

   Hire a pest control to spray a few days before you pack. Have him really spray well. That way even if one does manage to come with, it will have the poison on its feet and die in short order. See if the guy will be nice and spray your boxes for you. Have them spray your new place before you move in. Ask management if you are renting. No landlord wants roaches, they will be happy you are taking the time to make sure the problem gets left behind.
   I was not overly careful but the problem did not travel with me. Because I am clean and not a filthy pig like the woman upstairs they are not breeding around me.

   If you want to know how to know if they are living in the new place, open drawers and look under the edge of counters and behind the toilet tank (places they couldn’t have just painted over). Feel under the edges. If there are lots of little brown spots, like fly specks, RUN!!! You might recognize the smell of them too since you live with them now. I now know the smell after that experience. When we shopped for homes I saw a few bad foreclosures where I just knew there was that problem from the smell.
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2. Jean

   2010 Mar 29 2

   Unfortunately they may already be in the cardboard boxes… especially the corrugated ones. If you already have a problem, then using an exterminator for 3 months before you move, and then again in the new place before you move in, will help. Also, buy some of those electronic bug things you plug into the electrical outlets. They work… I use them… it creates something that bugs just can’t handle being around. It doesn’t work on sugar ants though (you know those tiny ants that can slip into a microwave when it’s closed tight? lol)

   You can buy new boxes, place them in large plastic bags and spray or put moth balls or such in there (make sure they don’t touch the plastic, they’ll melt it) Everything will need to be wiped clean with bleach or another chemical that kills eggs etc… and to try and clear things like toasters is near impossible! Some insects need to be sprayed for etc for 3 months at least (just like fleas.)

   I always used a product from Stanley Home Products, perfumed crystals, and I never had a roach problem. I haven’t had any bug problems at all for 30 years.
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3. jean ann j

   2010 Mar 29 3

   Roaches leave their droppings,looks like black pepper, under the sinks and in the back of the kitchen drawers. Washing everything and putting them in sealed plastic bags will keep you from moving the eggs and little roaches. The big plastic bags are good for putting sheets and all material things in. Roaches hate bay leaves. These would be good to put in your moving boxes. Before you move in, and where you live, putting out boric acid powder under the sinks and behind and in between things in the kitchen will kill roaches. Mixing equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar will kill them too.
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   Years of experience. Hope this helps.

4. Lar

   2010 Mar 29 4

   the best thing to do is just extra careful when packing and sealing the moving boxes..the droppings of the German roach will be almost a rough paste like texture up in areas they hang out…the dropping the other poster was talking about (loose pepper looking material) is the droppings from the large outdoor roaches. Here is a picture, though not the best of German roach fecal matter around the hinge of a cabinet. http://www.arrow-pestcontrol.com/groach5.JPG here is another pic of their frass (and a couple of roaches) on a dishwasher door. http://www.arrow-pestcontrol.com/groach3.JPG
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   me-22 years doing pest control