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GaryS1953
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Aug 28, 2021

Roaches ugh!

We spent 3 months in Miami Florida this past winter, arriving back home in Michigan in mid May. Since then we have found at least 2 large cockroaches in our camper. We managed to catch/kill the first and thought/hoped we were done. Now a month later, on a Michigan camping trip we’ve found another, which unfortunately got away and disappeared. We’ve explored all the ways to get them, DE, boric acid, etc. My question, is it likely that our freezing winter temperatures will kill them off, including any eggs? We don’t go back to Florida until early Feb, so that would leave a couple of months with freezing temps?
  • Only two?
    Palmetto bugs only visit, they tend to go back outside after they lurk. Two is not a big deal. You are hardly infested.
    Glue traps made for mice also catch these bugs. I catch more palmetto bugs than mice with glue.
    The misters are pretty toxic to humans also, if you don't mind poison in your living area then the mister will do the trick.

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