I have been looking forward to this day all week. I made sure to work an hour or so extra each day and get all the lingering things done I could and what happens?

Ring Ring

Sometimes I hate that phone but I love a paycheck more so when I got the call to deal with a “horrific” roach problem I decided to get it done.

Upon arriving I was a little miffed to say the least; there were not 1000’s of roaches hanging on the ceiling like I would have thought. Instead there were just a few visible at first but about 10 minutes in I realized that there was more to this job then met the eye.

The carpet was dark so I didn’t notice the German roaches walking about until I started to treat. The home was a vacant rental so nothing was in my way and I decided to take pictures to show you how a roach job is done. The first picture shows hardly any roaches and the last should depict how many were truly there. This job doesn’t even come close to the worst jobs I’ve see (just this month) but illustrates that first looks can be deceiving and when you’re dealing with German roaches you can’t leave anything to chance.

Before going in I selected my weapons

No roaches visible when I first arrived

Roach fecal matter and a live one under cabinet,I'm getting closer

Yummy, Roaches in the fridge, it's time to break out the big guns

Refridgerator door seals are also a favorite spot

Treating the drawer glide rails, always a forgotten spot

Dusting the dishwasher voids, very important (top right)

Don't forget the dishwasher door, lots of hiding places

I started to suspect they were under the carpet

I was right

All in all, I guess I got a few