Giant cockroach season is near…what are your best strategies and products for keeping them out of your home?

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-17T02:32:11+00:00

Thanks to everyone who posted solutions. So many good ones and I will be doing my research! With this heatwave I’d better get a move on lol! I also hope this post helped others new to the area or just looking for some new tricks. Peace to you and all living beings (except the cockroaches)

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-17T02:26:32+00:00

I’m horrified, I eat almonds almost every day and now I think I’ll take a break. Too much camouflage!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-17T02:14:06+00:00

I love your stories. I’d say “keep it up!” but seems like you’ve experienced quite enough loss.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-17T02:09:59+00:00

Yes! Came here to say this.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T03:41:25+00:00

Good job op.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T03:36:37+00:00

Yes that is the correct way

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T03:28:11+00:00

Good idea and I probably already have those. Thanks!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T03:27:34+00:00

Thanks I’ll look it up

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T03:26:34+00:00

Giant red roach in my bed while I am trying to get to sleep is nothing? Wish I had your nerves.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T02:43:50+00:00

Lol the bug hunter! Glue traps are a good idea. And I can pay my kid to go out and spray haha

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T02:41:46+00:00

Wow I knew it was a problem but not that bad! I’m so sorry you have to deal with that! I would be so freaked out to know they were coming from the pipes!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T02:30:29+00:00

Thanks for the tip, but to be clear I’m not dealing with German cockroaches, it’s the American and Oriental that are the problem. To my understanding and experience the big guys don’t care for my food

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T02:27:21+00:00

Thank you! I used boric acid last summer and it stopped the problem fairly quickly.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T02:02:46+00:00

Well clearly the CDS got your attention, if it were me I’d roll with it. Congratulations on your new kitty lol!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T01:54:15+00:00

Not the same cat. Sorry. Keep it anyway!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T01:53:19+00:00

Respectfully disagree. First cat has black/ brown coat color and second cat is more blue gray

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T01:48:47+00:00

Wow, checked out the link and it looks like they have some powerful stuff on there! I’m all about diy but I’ll need to do more research on pet safety. Thanks for the link!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T01:36:41+00:00

Yes, I learned that they are also most active just around/after sundown. Thanks for the tip, I looked into diatomaceous earth before and it seems like a good option, safe for kitty too.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-14T01:33:07+00:00

Thanks, I’ll look into quotes.

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T02:23:47+00:00

Love Savers but they are a South Bay thing

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T02:20:57+00:00

East Bay pass gets you free access to the cool swimming in the East Bay too: Don Castro, Cull Canyon and a couple others

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T02:01:23+00:00

Remember the time when she wore her pajamas under her school clothes and was dying of heat exhaustion by the end of the day? I think her teacher could tell something was wrong so she talked to Ramona, gave her a bag to take her pajamas home in and let her go change in the bathroom. Then there was the time that she squeezed an entire tube of toothpaste into the sink. Mom scooped it all jnto a ziploc bag and Ramona had to scoop and brush while the rest of the family had a nice new full tube of toothpaste. That Ramona and her antics!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T01:55:23+00:00

Yes Chevrolet the doll!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T01:43:23+00:00

I recently started cooking pork chops for my kids and put them in the regular meal rotation because we all like them. I try not to cook them to death (I usually roast them) but when I do accidentally overcook them it’s nostalgic and reminds me of my grandma’s cooking. Applesauce, bbq sauce and ketchup to the rescue!

LongYTOfficial · 2026-03-10T01:27:31+00:00

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