Insects are taking over

[Lashay]

I'm currently renting from a realty agency that doesn't want to provide an exterminator to get rid of the problem, they say its my responsibility to hire someone for the problem even though the promblen has been here since we moved in. Is this justified under some law because it isn't in my tenant agreement for me to do so?

 

[Gail_in_Georgia]

What type of insects are we talking about here?

Gail

 

[Lashay]

Ants, Millions of them, the house is built on ant hills, black jumping spiders, and flying roaches. And now i have an 8 month and i can't even let him crawl on the floor because of the bugs. i buy pesticide spray but it seems to only last a couple of weeks.

 

[Gail_in_Georgia]

Unfortunately, many OTC pesticides do only last for a short time. They'll "knock down" the initial population but wear down in strength when the new eggs hatch.

Here in Georgia, flying roaches (lovingly known as Palmetto bugs which, I suppose, are supposed to make them sound less gross) are pretty common once the weather warms up. They're really pretty much impossible to get rid of totally because our winters never get cold enough to get rid of the stinkers.

Max Force Gel (which is safer than many of the sprays available) tends to work well as the roach will eat this stuff, go back to the nest, die and be eaten by all the other roaches who will then be poisoned. You might want to look at purchasing that.

Gail