I have 450 sq ft that’s on the ground floor. Like almost 0 elevation at all from street level. 100 year old building. I live a 10 minutes walk away from the Pacific Coast, SF climate

Every time I wake up and go to the bathroom, I see 2-5 insects in it. 1-2 are cockroaches, rest are some other small thing. Flies maybe? Always see some cockroach droppings on sink counter that I have to spray and wipe down

Every time I leave a room dark for a few hours and turn on the lights, I always see 1-3 insects

During the day with lights on, I notice 1-4 insects per hour in various places excluding tiny fruit flies. Those I probably see like 5 times a day

Problem has been getting worse since I’ve moved in but this is also the first summer I’ve lived through in this place

And if I need pest control, how much work is it to have them come in? Should I just move apartments if I need them?

  • bubbalu [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If you don’t have pests, you should put borax in crannies and around edges before you do anything else. Ants and roaches will eat it, carry it back to the hive, die, and be eaten by their kin restarting the cycle. Between that and more effective food storage, my 100+ y/o apartment became bug free in about a week from being at about twice the level of yuckiness you described.