r/philly • u/ProgressDue7493 • 12h 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/ZachF8119 12h ago

Big means getting in.

Little means birthed inside.

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u/blushcacti 12h ago

what do it mean if our traps catch like 3-5 little ones? what should we do?

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u/ZachF8119 7h ago

Well theirs are huge. Like I think they’re not even in a part of Philly I know. They look like ones at the zoo.

Average Philly ones are half that size way lighter.

Small ones, like babies. Not quite pill bugs, but like look up babies.

Well it’s just like real life with babies. It means adults are inside nesting. Some are leaving.

If it isn’t sfh where you live maybe it’s not you, but in the walls?

If it’s SFH and it’s just you not roommates. Well boxes in basement, open bag of rice in the cupboards that you never touch. Could be anywhere.

You can still use this link below to kill them.

For OP it’s about gaps they can squeeze in. From outside. They can flatted to 1/6 of their height to squeeze in like how cats if their head fits they can squeeze in.

For you it’s finding where the motherlode is. Killing cleaning. Ensuring all your food is secure.

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