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?
ground floor in an old building is the big reason you're seeing so many tbh, so its not entirely out of the ordinary, but roaches are personally where I draw the line (I'm from a climate where they're less common tho). Worth trying to deal with the roaches and whatever's biting you (I still think bedbugs, they're very sneaky fuckers), but yeah if you can't get it to a manageable level on your own its probably just a good reason to move when the lease is up.
Your landlord might call pest control for you, but they might also not, or might try to blame you for the bugs for reporting it, there's just such a wide range of shitbags out there...
Yea that's what I figured. First time dealing with this many bugs and also first time level on such low elevation and such an old building