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ecstatic

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54. I'm going to look into whether it can

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #46)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:21 PM

Jun 2022

be used outside around my unit. Safely. Maybe in glue format. Thanks!

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Pest company will pay you $2,000 to let 100 cockroaches loose in your home for 30 days [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2022 OP

Other: HELL NO!!!! hlthe2b Jun 2022 #1

No way. Cockroaches and rats are a big no! jimfields33 Jun 2022 #2

Would you let strangers spray experimental insecticides all over every surface of your house meadowlander Jun 2022 #3

But this is asking to let 100 more into the home JI7 Jun 2022 #8

I don't have roaches. alphafemale Jun 2022 #39

Fuck no and 2k is nothing for something like that JI7 Jun 2022 #4

what is your price? Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #5

25 million dollars Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #9

Yup , would have to be in double digit millions at least JI7 Jun 2022 #10

Agree Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #19

Why? Polybius Jun 2022 #29

If I didn't have to live in the house then I would easily do it JI7 Jun 2022 #32

for a million dollars, I could suffer through 30 sleepless nights.. then sell the home and move Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #38

So, like my apartment in New York City then? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2022 #6

Not a chance in hell. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #7

Nope. n/t LuckyCharms Jun 2022 #11

Hoarder enid602 Jun 2022 #12

Their experiment would be ruined by pre existing roaches Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #59

ABSOLUTELY NO!!!! nt Raine Jun 2022 #13

Hell no. I grew up in Hawai'i & ingested more DDT & Raid than you can imagine while my poor Mom Hekate Jun 2022 #14

Hell no!!! LeftInTX Jun 2022 #15

My cats would take them out within a day. n/t cloudbase Jun 2022 #16

Hearing cat chase prey at night is disturbing Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #23

Two cats. roamer65 Jun 2022 #24

Roaches live inside your walls LeftInTX Jun 2022 #27

they are fast! by the time one gets the bug spray... where are they? lol Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #37

I have little holes drilled in my walls LeftInTX Jun 2022 #40

I would never feel safe in my home again, so no. ecstatic Jun 2022 #17

Hoa sprays community.outside.sends huge bugs running..i had to use painters tape on front door crack Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #22

My bathroom has painters tape all along the baseboards LeftInTX Jun 2022 #30

Painters tape equals universal tool Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #34

But those suckers are living and breeding in there! LeftInTX Jun 2022 #28

What should I do? Seems kind of dangerous to have pesticide fumes ecstatic Jun 2022 #33

You can put a bait station in the return ducts, I haven't had problems with the actual supply ducts LeftInTX Jun 2022 #41

Thank you! I didn't know what to search for ecstatic Jun 2022 #53

Roaches shouldn't be in the actual unit or coming out of the unit LeftInTX Jun 2022 #55

omg!! I'm glad your situation was cleared up! ecstatic Jun 2022 #57

Yes, areas around pipes can be conduits for insects. LeftInTX Jun 2022 #61

Look into boric acid. It's one very efficient method Torchlight Jun 2022 #46

I'm going to look into whether it can ecstatic Jun 2022 #54

Then charge you $5,000 to get rid of them. SergeStorms Jun 2022 #18

When I was stationed in Sn Antonio, I had them... 3catwoman3 Jun 2022 #20

Absolutely not. Norbert Jun 2022 #21

Is this a joke? Meowmee Jun 2022 #25

Don't forget: People are stupid. Iggo Jun 2022 #50

No one is that stupid Meowmee Jun 2022 #51

I live in North Carolina; they will not have any problem finding enough people. Dysfunctional Jun 2022 #60

My neighbor still thinks Hillary is going to jail. They are that stupid around here. Norbert Jun 2022 #62

Mr Lake asks: would we have to evict these here? LakeArenal Jun 2022 #26

2 million maybe demtenjeep Jun 2022 #31

If I were a neighbor, I'd be pissed Sympthsical Jun 2022 #35

OMG! NO! NO! NO! Desert grandma Jun 2022 #36

I drilled holes just above my baseboards! LeftInTX Jun 2022 #42

Too late. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #43

LOL +1 Emile Jun 2022 #64

If they were paying $2,000 per roach, I'd consider it. Vinca Jun 2022 #44

No way. You'd have to seal the home w/ multiple ozone machines and spread diatomaceous earth. TheBlackAdder Jun 2022 #45

I'd do it with little hesitation Victor_c3 Jun 2022 #47

Roaches are one of the most important reasons I left Texas and have never gone back. Aristus Jun 2022 #48

I tried to get professional help for my phobia LeftInTX Jun 2022 #52

Can of raid and small broom to corral them Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #58

My neighbors would probably sue me for more than that. Iggo Jun 2022 #49

Add three more zeros and then we'll talk. Elessar Zappa Jun 2022 #56

Hell no! Hardest bug in the world to get rid of. Emile Jun 2022 #63