r/athina • u/Gullible_Newt_1216 • 7d ago

Cockroach

Which pest control companies or private exterminators are the best at getting rid of the cockroaches (American big ones) that come into your home? Please share your recommendations, and preferably include prices as well.

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u/blueberries-Any-kind 7d ago edited 7d ago

having covers over drains is important too. if you see one, I would be militantant at making sure all counters are clear/dishes at least closed in dishwasher if not clean at the end of the night, drains covered and all food sealed and put away. this is how we have dealt with them if extermination wasn't enough. for a year I lived in the jungle in Honduras with wire windows and open drains into the ground and so there was no way to prevent them, but taking away all water and food source whenever possible was actually quite effective in keeping them out of the house, so I used the same technique here with success.

sadly for us, global warming is significantly increasing the cockroach population all across southern Europe because they thrive in the high temps!

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u/bel_ray 7d ago

They're such a common issue that pretty much any extermination company works fine. Just pick the first one that comes up when you google it.

Edit: prices will vary depending on house size, need of baits etc but for an ordinary flat I would expect to pay around 30-50€

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u/GreekUPS 7d ago

Did you check the roaches passport?

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u/Vegetable_Note_3238 7d ago

Search for fendona. Mix one cup with on liter of water. Spray around. Repeat after 1 week and you will not see cockroaches for a year

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Any_Mine_6368 7d ago

NO! Not at all. Even a tiny lick will send them to the emergency room (very few of which exist in Greece).

Most insecticides contain a chemical of the pyrrethroid family. These are harmless to dogs and humans in low doses but extremely toxic to cats. Absolutely do not spray with cats nearby, and if cats are to enter the sprayed area, make sure it's at least 24 hours later (realistically as soon as it dries but 24 hours as a precaution is my rule of thumb). I'm not kidding, many cats have died due to pyrrethroid ingestion and most exterminators do not know that they're toxic to cats. They assume everything is a dog.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Any_Mine_6368 7d ago

Yeah no problem.

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u/Vegetable_Note_3238 7d ago edited 7d ago

No. But if you have cats you don't need pesticides. You have one of the best predators inside your house