Has anyone else had a problem with cockroaches in their apartment[?]
When we arrived at the end of May, we were mortified to find about 15-20 cockroaches in our apartment. Most of them were dead, but there were some that were still alive, and they were
VERY FAST when we tried to spray them with Raid (luckily, our neighbours had some Raid that they had brought over from the UK with them
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After we had killed and disposed of them all, we didn't see another one for the remainder of the holiday.
(I hate spiders, so you can only imagine what I was like on seeing these enormous crawlies, that not only run extremely fast, but fly as well - Yuck!
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When we arrived early hours on 2nd August, we unlocked the apartment to find
about 300 cockroaches!!!
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They were disgusting! Again, most of them were dead, but they were everywhere. Our apartment is a duplex and there were dozens in every room. Two cans of Raid and two hours later, we (read that as "hubby"!) had managed to get rid of them all and again never saw another one for the whole four week holiday.
We have been told that they are probably coming up the toilet when it dries out from the heat. We switch the water off each time we come home. Or maybe the overflow bit of the shower (I'm not very technical as you can see!
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Before coming home on Monday, we put Raid all around both toilets, and clingfilmed the rim of each loo! We have gaffa taped all the plugs and anywhere else where they may be able to get in. The bathroom doors are firmly shut and again taped along the bottom. A bit extreme I know, but I really can't face squillions of the blighters next time we holiday (in October). At least they should be contained in these areas, though I'm dreading if they get in again, as we'll need to find out exactly where they're coming in.
Has anyone else had any problems with them, and what can be done? If there is still a problem in October, we will need to get a management company in so that the apartment is checked regularly over the winter.
Interestingly, when I searched "cockroaches" above, there were some comments about a year or so ago, and it appears that cockroaches may have been coming up from the septic tank beneath the apartment. We are in a block of 8, and the only one with this problem.
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We have a septic tank which hasn't yet been emptied (our apartment is almost 4 years old).
Any advice will be greatly received!