I'm in Georgia and I have 2 pest issues I could use advice on - roaches and carpet beetles. What would you recommend as a long-lasting cost effective outdoor treatment to prevent them coming into the house? Right now I'm using suspend polyzone and have had good results with roach control but a carpet beetle sometimes still makes its way inside. And on that note, I'm trying to treat a nest of carpet beetle larvae indoors under the kitchen cabinet and it's tough for my Nyguard Plus spray to reach. What would you recommend? A dust?
Using the suspend polyzone around all your possible entryways should do a great job of getting rid of cockroaches and any other crawling insects. But it's possible carpet beetles are flying over your treatment area. Where are the carpet beetles causing you problems in the house?
I wonder if the carpet beetle concern is really another type of beetle in your pantries eating carbohydrate. Carpet beetles are going to eat animal materials. If they're in your food storage areas, pull everything out and look for larva in carbohydrate products and then put everything in sealed containers.
@thepestdude it's 100% carpet beetles and I did have a mouse in the kitchen several years ago and maybe there's hair under the cabinets that I can't reach to clean. The oven right beside it had some mouse nest material that I recently found and I cleaned that out but can't get under the cabinet.
I used to have a carpet beetle infestation a couple years ago but I finally found the nest under my bed and was able to take care of it until this current problem in the kitchen. It's an ongoing battle which is why I always treat outside heavily in Feb and March as that's when they seem to fly in.
Hi for fleas, if they are indoors - vacuum everything including all furniture and under furniture seat cushions weekly . treat with an aerosol labeled for fleas like PT Alpine Flea and Bed. Follow the label instructions exactly. For cockroaches indoors, clean thoroughly wherever you find them. Apply a labeled cockroach bait and a a non-repellent aerosol like PT Alpine (this is not exactly the same product as the Alpine flea and bed bug. The names are very specific. ). Put the Cockroach bait and spray the aerosol in the areas you're seeing cockroaches. But do follow the label exactly. They're not contaminate your food or your food handling and food preparation surfaces. The cockroaches are hiding in crevices and dark places that are often moist and have easy access to food scraps. Often that's under the kitchen cabinets and behind the sink and under the baseboards in the kitchen. They like moisture typically. I'm not sure which species of cockroach you're dealing with. But if they're in the kitchen, this will get you down the right path
Non-repellents is the only way. Here is SWFL I like Maxforce paste for roaches inside and the similar product to Alpine WSG in Demon WSG (Only outside.). Also use Niban bait inside for Silverfish/roaches/Ants. I am an Ex Pest Man. Am I doing this right?
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I'm in Georgia and I have 2 pest issues I could use advice on - roaches and carpet beetles. What would you recommend as a long-lasting cost effective outdoor treatment to prevent them coming into the house? Right now I'm using suspend polyzone and have had good results with roach control but a carpet beetle sometimes still makes its way inside.
And on that note, I'm trying to treat a nest of carpet beetle larvae indoors under the kitchen cabinet and it's tough for my Nyguard Plus spray to reach. What would you recommend? A dust?
Using the suspend polyzone around all your possible entryways should do a great job of getting rid of cockroaches and any other crawling insects. But it's possible carpet beetles are flying over your treatment area.
Where are the carpet beetles causing you problems in the house?
I wonder if the carpet beetle concern is really another type of beetle in your pantries eating carbohydrate. Carpet beetles are going to eat animal materials.
If they're in your food storage areas, pull everything out and look for larva in carbohydrate products and then put everything in sealed containers.
@thepestdude it's 100% carpet beetles and I did have a mouse in the kitchen several years ago and maybe there's hair under the cabinets that I can't reach to clean. The oven right beside it had some mouse nest material that I recently found and I cleaned that out but can't get under the cabinet.
I used to have a carpet beetle infestation a couple years ago but I finally found the nest under my bed and was able to take care of it until this current problem in the kitchen. It's an ongoing battle which is why I always treat outside heavily in Feb and March as that's when they seem to fly in.
@paige4267 what are they feeding on? What are the carpet beetles eating?
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Hi for fleas, if they are indoors - vacuum everything including all furniture and under furniture seat cushions weekly . treat with an aerosol labeled for fleas like PT Alpine Flea and Bed. Follow the label instructions exactly.
For cockroaches indoors, clean thoroughly wherever you find them. Apply a labeled cockroach bait and a a non-repellent aerosol like PT Alpine (this is not exactly the same product as the Alpine flea and bed bug. The names are very specific. ). Put the Cockroach bait and spray the aerosol in the areas you're seeing cockroaches. But do follow the label exactly. They're not contaminate your food or your food handling and food preparation surfaces. The cockroaches are hiding in crevices and dark places that are often moist and have easy access to food scraps. Often that's under the kitchen cabinets and behind the sink and under the baseboards in the kitchen. They like moisture typically. I'm not sure which species of cockroach you're dealing with. But if they're in the kitchen, this will get you down the right path
Non-repellents is the only way. Here is SWFL I like Maxforce paste for roaches inside and the similar product to Alpine WSG in Demon WSG (Only outside.).
Also use Niban bait inside for Silverfish/roaches/Ants.
I am an Ex Pest Man. Am I doing this right?
That's a good way to go. Non-repellent is pretty spot-on with congregating or colony-forming bugs!