cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Our gross neighbor left bugs behind, now we have them. HELP!

melissajean0
Explorer
Explorer
Our neighbor was a disgusting pig and has finally moved leaving roaches behind. There's no other spot to move to and other rv parks around us are full. I am assuming this rv park doesn't spray for pests. There are spiders, crickets, and flying insects everywhere. These roaches are now in our rv and I am doing everything I know to do to kill them and keep them out. They only seem to like to hang out around the sink. I make sure that trash is tied, that all food is either discarded or put away, and that's still not doing the trick. I see them in the sink sometimes and I wonder if they're coming up through the grey tank somehow. Anyway it's driving me insane. Not to mention that it really, really grosses me out to be around bugs. I would even say it's a borderline phobia. Anyone have any tips or products we can use. We did buy this thing that you spray the grass and it's supposed to get rid of bugs. So we may have that part covered, I just need to know how to get them out of the camper. Oh, we have also used that combat gel, which isn't really doing any good because they don't seem to be going in the places where it's laid. Maybe they are, and it's not working I don't know. But whatever is going on, wherever they are coming from, they're still getting in. Thanks for any help or advice. We are not gross people, I am a neat freak, but this is making me feel dirty and disgusting.
Husband: Jeremy; 1 Springer Spaniel; 1 Toy Schnauzer
F350 SD 4x4
Ford Edge
2008 Forest River Sandpiper
AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO, NM, TN, TX, UT, WY, OK, KS
London, UK, Ipswich, UK.

25 REPLIES 25

Terryallan
Explorer II
Explorer II
Call the man Ant Bee, Just Call the man
Terry & Shay
Coachman Apex 288BH.
2013 F150 XLT Off Road
5.0, 3.73
Lazy Campers

Class_A_DP_1
Explorer
Explorer
Your home base says Utah but I don't know if that is where you actually are staying. Since you mention nasty neighbor, I assume you are talking small german cockroaches... the typical nasty-neighbor companion. This question might get different answers based on your location and the type of roach. We had some big issues in FL once right after a storm went through. My wife freaked the heck out. Those were giant American roaches but this still worked..

As a general rule. Exterminators would be acting out of there own best interest to do anything but spray a little over diluted, mild pesticide to get them to hide from you a little while until your check clears the bank ...and then return.

It may be difficult to find but you want a product called Demon XL. It comes in a foil pack that contains 4 small dissolvable plastic packs. You drop a plastic pack into a garden pump sprayer with a gallon of water inside. Shake, pump, and low-pressure spray it in the corners, crevices, under cabs, etc. Stay AWAY from your pets food dishes, bedding etc. ...Your own as well. Use common sense when spraying it. This is a very toxic poison. You don't need much.. especially in an RV.. it is very very effective in small quatity. It can also be sprayed around your drain hose, tires, and to create a temporary perimeter around your unit. It's available online still I think, and also at some agricultural suppliers. I have bought it at ag supliers in FL, VA, NC, and PA.

Use with care, You may be bending some agricultural rules depending on your locaton and use but you wont have roaches any more.
Prevost XL40 Country Coach Conversion

jnharley
Explorer
Explorer
It is a misconception that roaches are only after your food. They also love paper and glue. I do not like them either. The boric acid power really works.
2015 Dodge Dually
2012 NuWa Discover America 355CK

Murphsmom
Explorer
Explorer
Diatomaceous earth might also do the job. Be sure you get "food grade".

wildtoad
Explorer II
Explorer II
There are plenty of hose end sprayer products available at any garden center that can be used to create a barrier around your unit. Some last for months. Also plenty of pre-mixed home use sprays that are safe for animals once they dry.

Spray under the unit, spray the unit, spray everywhere. I'd take every thing out of the outside storage areas, and spray or fog every square inch of all of them, do the same for every nook and cranny in your unit. It may take several times to get rid of them, even if you call a pro, don't expect them to be gone with a single application.
Tom Wilds
Blythewood, SC
2016 Newmar Baystar Sport 3004
2015 Jeep Wrangler 2dr HT

midnightsadie
Explorer II
Explorer II
call a pro and let them kill the bugs ,they got the right stuff for the job.

melissajean0
Explorer
Explorer
Thank yall. Unfortunately we do have pets so we can't use boric acid. We were thinking about using the bug bombs on Thanksgiving because we won't be home and we are taking our dogs with us. I swear sometimes I wish parks inspected people's homes every once in a while. I mean this is gross. I wouldn't say we're infested. I've only seen probably about 20 roaches. But where you see that many even spread over a week There's sure to be a lot more somewhere. I just went and bought some totes from Dollar General to put everything like my apples and other perishables that I keep it out into. I know this probably seems stupid to a lot of people, but it's a bug touches something like my Apples I'm not going to eat it. I am taking Methotrexate and Humira and my immune system is severely compromised right now. So I don't need anything that carries any kind of disease around me.
Husband: Jeremy; 1 Springer Spaniel; 1 Toy Schnauzer
F350 SD 4x4
Ford Edge
2008 Forest River Sandpiper
AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO, NM, TN, TX, UT, WY, OK, KS
London, UK, Ipswich, UK.

md_procouple
Explorer
Explorer
Wow and we thought we had problems with mice !! Yours is MUCH worse We have heard the Boric Acid thing mentioned really does work if you have to use the coach. If push comes to shove and you don't have to use it I would do what both previous members suggested... Bug Bomb and Boric Acid. Good Luck with your problems!!Let us know how you make out.
Vickie, Me, and "Scruffy" our dog make THREE
:W

TucsonJim
Explorer II
Explorer II
Open all the cabinets, cover all the food, put your clothes in the tow vehicle, cover your bedding with a plastic painters cloth and set off one bug bomb. Leave the coach and wait a few hours. Air the coach out.
2016 Ford F350 Turbo Diesel SRW 4x4
2017 Grand Design Reflection 297RSTS
2013 Ford F350 Turbo Diesel SRW 4x4 (Destroyed by fire - 8/29/16)
2014 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS (Destroyed by fire - 8/29/16)

Merrykalia
Explorer
Explorer
If you don't have pets, sprinkle some boric acid around to where you are seeing them. (I would probably spread it around every opening I could find, including the sink). Let it sit for at least 2-3 days, a week would be much better, then vacuum it up and wipe everything away.

It may take a few weeks, but it WILL get rid of spiders, ants, roaches and other crawling insects. It will not do anything for flying ones.

We rented a house when we were in college and it was INFESTED with roaches. If you went to the kitchen at night and turned on the light, you could hear them scatter. It was gross! An agriculture professor told us about this trick and it worked miraculously.
2017 Ford F350 Crew Cab 6.7L 4x4 DRW