NBR: Water Bugs

lindzed

Does anyone know how to get rid of waterbugs?  They are the scary roach looking things and I keep finding them in my bathroom.  I think they have to be coming up the drain.  We have an exterminator for the outside of our units and I don't usually have issues with bugs, but these are terrible.  Everything I read online says Borax, but I don't want to use posion with the kids.  I may just call an exterminating service (I really hate bugs) so if you use a good one could you recomend it.

maykat

I'm not sure what part of town you are in, but we use On-Target in Decatur.  Our guys uses clove oil, which is a green substance.  He is great.  If we see a roach after he comes out (within 3 months) he will come out to re-spray.  We usually only see 3-4 roaches a year and they are slow-moving, almost dead by the time we see them.

Mysterious_wife

Do you rent?  You may want to call your LL and see if they cover inside sprays in this case.  

Good luck.  

Aerorea

In the meantime, you could try keeping all your drains closed when not in use. Make it a habit to close the drain like closing a toilet lid. I grew up closing the drains because of those awful water bugs!