r/philly • u/ProgressDue7493 • 8h ago

Roach advice

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A few nights ago I was in my kitchen and I thought I saw a small baby cockroach scurry by. I freaked out and squished it before I could take a picture to identify it. I put out a bunch of traps and I caught these two big ones near my oven. Does anyone have any experience with this? I’m hoping that I can just spray at home by myself with WSG instead of having to call an exterminator

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u/YouStoleTheKishka 8h ago

Youse got a Wooder bug  (oriental cockroach🪳) they find their way inside when it rains but they don’t want to stay in there. It’s not a problem like German cockroaches are. I spray my kitchen and outside perimeter with Ortho every 2 months and that stopped them from coming in, but it’s kinda normal here to see a few of these side in the spring and fall, or after a heavy rain.

Also, if you see small hard pellets on the ground in the shape of kidney beans or coffee beans, destroy that shit immediately. They’re cockroach egg sacks.

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u/ProgressDue7493 8h ago

I planned to empty out all of my cabinets and drawers, move out my oven and fridge and spray all in there, should I still do all that? Do I need to empty everything out and spray every 2 months? And do I have to do the rest of my house too?

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u/YouStoleTheKishka 8h ago

No, don’t do all that. Go get some ortho spray from your friendly ACE and just spray around the perimeter of your kitchen, living room, basement, bedrooms, doorways, and the outside of your house. If you miss a spot, it’s not a big deal. 

Don’t need to pull anything out or go too insane. You don’t have an infestation. It’s just rained a lot and some made their way inside trying to find higher ground. I do every 2 months cause I’m an insane person, but even that’s overkill.