Seeing roaches frequently pest control safe for kids ? (hardwood floors, vinyl, granite)

[jm1982]

Been seeing bugs /roaches frequently recently . I had bought some of those bait things and put them around kitchen and bathroom . Also sprayed mostly outside with Ortho home defense

I’ve heard good things about the bug bombs but haven’t tried them .
I’m leaning towards just hiring a pest control company. My main concern is possible health risks especially for my one year old .
I am actually at the home myself now but she will be moving in soon .

I have heard of some pest control companies that are “eco friendly “ but do these actually work ?
Getting tired of having to squash roaches , just saw one today . On Saturday I saw a live one as well .

Sometimes I’m seeing dead ones as well . It seems it has gotten worse with the heat but seems like I’m seeing way too many .

Would you have any concerns of having an exterminator/pest control come with a young child in the house ?

Any advice , thanks

[Brian_M]

Used this: https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.c...sc-insecticide around my infant neblings at their grandmothers, all 3 kids are fine. Granny was having issues with black widow spiders, so it was a little more serious than roaches. Keep the kids from licking the baseboards and there won't be any issue at all.


I've been using it for years with dogs and they also haven't had issue. Works great on roaches (I see them dead outside all the time, inside hardly ever). Certainly not the only option, but it's one of many available. Heck of a lot cheaper to do it yourself, we moved off the companies when they insisted on tromping through our house with muddy boots and spray all over the walls where the paint was then stained. Again, not an issue with the above (staining paint, carpet, vinyl, marble, granite or hardwood floors)

[turf3]

Two options that will work, I know:

1) Roach Prufe powder
2) Fumigating fogger (NOT the misting type). These were very successful in a house with crawl space; I just put it down there, set it off, and left the house for several hours. If you don't have a crawl space you'll need to think about how to use.

Live a few years in Houston and you learn what really works.

[harry chickpea]

The sticky at the top of the forum shows how to avoid the toxic pesticides and pest control companies. I hired and fired a number of pest control companies in a commercial setting. Avoid them when possible, educate yourself before trying one. Good techs are often hard to find.

[jm1982]

Thanks for the posts , I'll take a look at the sticky too.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Been seeing bugs /roaches frequently recently . I had bought some of those bait things and put them around kitchen and bathroom . Also sprayed mostly outside with Ortho home defense ....

Any advice , thanks

I lived in NYC for forty-one years: I am a master roach killer, all sizes, all colors, totally non-discriminatory.

Get yourself a can of boric acid powder/crystals. Put this around where the roaches might be entering - where the drains enter the floors, along the cracks by your mop boards, etc., etc. And be prepared to sweep away the bodies.

One landlady used to hire an exterminator, and the the basement and lower floor were still getting those big bozo type roaches that can eat mice for lunch. I got disgusted with them going into my first floor and went into the basement with a box of boric acid crystals and poured it under her washer, into the boiler room, and around when she hoarded her junk from renovations. About a week later she remarked to me what an incredible amount of "sewer roaches" the exterminator had killed.

I let her in on the secret, and the exterminator was out of a job.

Try it. I have never had it fail to solve the problem....but do not be stingy with it.

[Hefe]

Second on the Boric acid, it's a lifesaver. Also the bait by MAxforce is a good secondary offense, better than the usual baits found in stores, might have to search around for it.

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by kevxu

I lived in NYC for forty-one years: I am a master roach killer, all sizes, all colors, totally non-discriminatory.

Get yourself a can of boric acid powder/crystals. Put this around where the roaches might be entering - where the drains enter the floors, along the cracks by your mop boards, etc., etc. And be prepared to sweep away the bodies.

One landlady used to hire an exterminator, and the the basement and lower floor were still getting those big bozo type roaches that can eat mice for lunch. I got disgusted with them going into my first floor and went into the basement with a box of boric acid crystals and poured it under her washer, into the boiler room, and around when she hoarded her junk from renovations. About a week later she remarked to me what an incredible amount of "sewer roaches" the exterminator had killed.

I let her in on the secret, and the exterminator was out of a job.

Try it. I have never had it fail to solve the problem....but do not be stingy with it.

Thank you, I have heard good things about boric acid , was wonder how dangerous it would be for the baby but I suppose it should be ok if it’s placed in out of reach places .

[ansible90]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Thank you, I have heard good things about boric acid , was wonder how dangerous it would be for the baby but I suppose it should be ok if it’s placed in out of reach places .

You have to watch a baby every minute he's awake anyway. Keep him restricted to areas away from where you place the boric acid until the problem is solved.

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by ansible90

You have to watch a baby every minute he's awake anyway. Keep him restricted to areas away from where you place the boric acid until the problem is solved.

Yes, for sure.

Have you ever used diatomaceous earth ? I've heard that can work too, seems a bit safer?