Exterminator in Park Slope
I just had an offer accepted on an apartment that has a cockroach problem. I think the problem is caused by a) current messy owners and b) apts on either side recently underwent renovations, which in my experience, has been known to cause bug/rodent problems in neighboring apartments. Can anyone recommend an exterminator? We need…
I just had an offer accepted on an apartment that has a cockroach problem. I think the problem is caused by a) current messy owners and b) apts on either side recently underwent renovations, which in my experience, has been known to cause bug/rodent problems in neighboring apartments. Can anyone recommend an exterminator? We need to get rid of the critters before we move in.
You need to go all out if you are serious. While you are waiting for you coop to get organized to do a building-wide fumigation, there are several things you can do yourself.
First, you need to completely isolate your apartment. Caulk all the baseboards where they meet the floor, unscrew all the electric & switch plates an use spray foam or spongy gaskets around the boxes, and fill gaps with spray foam at all pipe penetrations for radiators, gas, and plumbing. Look for other holes, like incomplete drywall in closets, behind cabinets, and behind appliances. Put weatherstripping along your bottom edge of you apartment door.
Before you move in, let off a couple of the Raid bug bomb cannisters and let it air out for a couple days. Then put gobs of the brown Combat gel (it comes in small caulk tubes)inside all your kitchen cabinets. Buy extra tubes and label them for every 2 weeks, so you remember to replenish the bug dope on a regular basis and break the cycle of reproduction.
Good luck.
Keith Goodman at Pest Pros Pest Control is great-718-845-5343-reasonably priced. Had mouse problem in 2008, now I don’t.
Keith Goodman at Pest Pros Pest Control is great-718-845-5343-reasonably priced. Had mouse problem in 2008, now I don’t.
If it is a coop, the management should take care of it! It impacts all the residents. You need to have the pplace “bombed” and maybe your neighbors too!
Get the combat trays and put them all around the apartment. They work great, and a box will cost you less than $10.