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During my apartment days I twice encountered the roach situation. In
one case the landlord treated the entire building and the problem was
solved. In the other case the landlord only treated one apartment at a
time as people complained. That method failed miserably because the
roaches simply moved next door and returned as soon as the treatment
wore off.
So...I suggest you speak to other tenants to see if they have a
problem and jointly push to have your whole building treated.
Otherwise, they WILL return.
As answered, the chemical approach works if the landlord is thorough.
In some areas of the country, a monthly treatment is needed regardless
of the tennant%26#39;s efforts at maintaining cleanliness.
A purported natural way of keeping roaches at bay is to place osage
orange fruit around your apartment. These come from the trees that
were grown as hedgerows on early farms and before that furnished the
materials of indian bows. The pebbly surfaced green fruit is not
edible so it%26#39;s not found through commercial channels. In the areas
where it grows, it can usually be had free for picking it off the
ground.
You first need to determine what KIND of roach it is.
Chemicals are the last resort. Try some natural methods first. If
you have Oriental roaches (they%26#39;re the little ones that live in
kitchen cabinets, and are more a nuisance that a horror), try a mix of
baking soda and sugar, half and half. Leave it in a dish in the
cupboards in which you%26#39;ve seen them. They%26#39;ll eat it because it%26#39;s
sweet and the soda will kill them. Takes a couple of days, but the
problem is usually over.
I%26#39;ve used boric acid in my apartment to get rid of roaches multiple
times. I purchased it at a CVS or Rite-Aid drug store. I had to ask
someone to help me find it -- it%26#39;s not exactly the most prominent
item!
I found some holes along the wall and in my cabinets and sprinkled the
powder liberally. It did the trick. Good luck.
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