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?
Bought 1 pack to try out, this is why I ask here to avoid big pest control propaganda 🙏
A road crew dug up a sewer line down the street from me a few years ago and now I see roaches every summer, apartments are a lot harder to handle tbh because you might have a
with a row of piss jugs and empty chip bags in the next unit over. I'm going to assume the property owner doesn't give a shit and will consider tenting the building out of their price range.