So we were to move into our casita the beginning of December and when the realtor found out we were in town she had the pesticide company and the cleaning crew get over there and start attending to the property. We thought we could move right in, but when we went over to check on the progress the house smelled terribly of pesticide and there were dead cucarachas (cockroaches) all over the floors!!! Neisha and I FREAKED !!!
OH DEAR!!! WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?
Our Casita came furnished and when Neisha and I went to make her bed we picked up the pillow and there was a dead cucaracha right there under her pillow!!!!!AUGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Our Casita came furnished and when Neisha and I went to make her bed we picked up the pillow and there was a dead cucaracha right there under her pillow!!!!!AUGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
We began asking our neighbors about their experiences with these pests and many gave us similar answers. Everyone should have the pesticide company come out regularly. The place should be sprayed more often if the place has been empty awhile, or if the place hasn't been kept up or if the property is closer to the Lake. There are supplemental practises used as well. Some of these are:
- wash the floors down each week (most suggest pinesol) and then wash them again with Repelente,which is supposed to repel many small insects, including cockroaches and also scorpions*! Most people drive to Guadalajara and buy products such as Pinesol, laundry detergent, pest products, milk that you don't refrigerate, etc, in bulk as it is more affordable this way.
2. Others wash their floors with a boric acid solution.
3. Some people get rid of the cardboard as the cucaraches here like the glue that is used in packaging. They will put the pasta, cereal, rice, crackers, etc in plastic containers with air tight (pest proof) lids.
4. Some people wash down counter tops with a pest solution.
5. Most everyone seals around the plumbing coming into the house so pests can't come in.
6.Most everyone puts drain covers over all drains when not in use such as showers, and bathrooms and kitchen sinks.
7. One person I met today told me they will have someone urinate into a bucket and place it in the middle of the living room each night. The urine attracts the cucaraches but they drown in the liquid. I don't think we will be trying this one!!!! ha ha
* Scorpions - Oh yes...right when we were getting used to the cucarache idea, a neighbor asked us if we knew to wear slippers at night and shake out our shoes each day. We told him "no" and then asked "why" and he told us we have the poisonous scorpions here!!!!! I am freaking out!!!! (...to be continued...)
