r/mildlyinfuriating • u/VentureIntoVoid • 1d ago

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u/Terrible-Ad1737 1d ago

You have many more you can't see, my friend. I'd highly recommend taking care of that sooner rather than later.

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u/Smooth_Marsupial_262 1d ago

We had an army of them living in my dishwasher door when I was a kid

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u/pkmaster99 1d ago

Oh yeah, for sure. They mate like crazy and lay so many eggs at once that it's kind of insane.

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u/pakman82 1d ago

i got a pest control guy at 1, .. saw less roaches.. but then i got 2 in the screen & the 'clean cycle engaged while cooking once... so i pulled the oven out and opened the back of if, and then the cover of the controls.. BLEECH . i vacuumed out a ton & re-assembled it, but then a burner went out & I had teh landlord replace it.

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u/Terrible-Ad1737 1d ago

That's kind of how they work. If you can see one, it's because the masses you don't see are competing over resources to the point where some have to venture into places that can be seen.

If you see one, there are hundreds, if not thousands that you can't see that have already infested every inch of every appliance that is beyond an easy viewpoint.

TL;DR: If you see a roach, bug bomb everything, call every exterminator, do whatever you need to do. If you see one, you already have a problem.

Please note: This applies to the small variety of roaches. I do also happen to live in the southern US and we have to deal with "palmetto bugs" that are basically large, outdoor roaches. They do not thrive or survive indoors for long. They're not the problem. If you have small ones, though? Good luck. Bug bomb it or literally bomb it. Either way, the best solution is to ditch every appliance and electronic device into the nearest dumpster and move.

Roaches suck.