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[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Make your home as unattractive to pests as possible. You're not going to be able to have airflow and keep the pests out of your computer.

Below is a dump of things I did when I had to deal with roaches.

Reduce moisture as much as possible. Roaches love water. Any leaks, even slow ones, should be addressed. Puddles should not be left ever.

Seal up any holes. If they're coming out of around your outlets, there is some foam sheets you can install behind the plate to seal up that gap.

Seal up your food in your home as best as possible. No bags with clips. You must put it all in airtight containers.

Keep your kitchen and dining area clean. Never leave any dirty dishes out. All leftovers should be dealt with ASAP. Clean your sink, counters, table, and floor.

Take special care to maintain your dishwasher. Clean your garbage disposal daily at the least.

You must only eat in your designated dining room. Do not eat anywhere else.

Clean all of your floors daily. Sweep and mop. Vacuum your couch.

Take out your trash daily at the least.

You will also need to treat for the pests. If you're sharing walls with other households and they're not doing the same as you and they are not getting treatments, you have my condolences.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you’re sharing walls with other households and they’re not doing the same as you and they are not getting treatments, you have my condolences.

(I'm in this comment and I don't like it 🙃)

Economy is too fucked to move. Depression is too severe to have the energy to deal with moving. Dealing with rent is just so fucked up, too expensive. So yea... kinda stuck here with my shitty family for the meantime... 🤷‍♂️

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Remember a crumb to you is a banquet for a roach or ant.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This post gives me the heebie jeebies. Yecccch. Sorry I don't have any good advice just disgusted by the very thought which had never occurred to me.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It is not only computers that have openings.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sleep with one eye open
Clenching your butthole tight

Enter roachman

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

A family member got a roach stuck in her ear and had to go to the hospital to have it removed.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Okay fuck this. I'm moving and dropping a napalm on this cursed house.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

A flying roach did that to my dad.

To put his reaction into perspective I once saw him pop his thumb like a grape with a 5kg hammer and he barely blinked. He put electrical tape on it, then drove a skid steer mini digger all day using that thumb to steer it.

He screamed bloody murder when the roach went in. He yelled and hit his head and went completely nuts the whole way to the hospital. It was biting apparently.

People wonder why I am completely fine handling spiders, snakes, basically anything but when I see a roach I must immediately kill it.

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

By keeping them out of my home.

I live in Hong Kong, very warm and wet. We simply have mosquito nets on every window. Alternatively you can try to live higher.

But even without those, I don't really see much people having this problem. Perhaps it's sampling bias.

[–] smee@poeng.link 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

live higher

I tried some LSD and now my computer is filled with glow-in-the-dark molemen. :|

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

They don't harm your computer like insects do. Problem solved :>

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

Where I live, roaches are particularly bad. Especially the tiny ones. The $100 I give to Terminex every quarter is probably the only bill I am very happy to pay. They do a good job.

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

I live in a very warm and wet climate, and have never had this issue.

Clean your house bro

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're attracted to the heat your devices put off. If possible, keep them powered off when not in use, instead of in sleep/rest modes as those can still keep some systems running warm enough to be inviting to pests. Keeping things elevated also helps, so if your PC sits on the floor, you should consider clearing some space on your desk, instead.

If possible, nothing that's plugged into a wall should rest on your floors. Elevate everything you can; your computers, your TV, your game consoles, your router, the brick for your laptop charger... Keep it all on a desk or shelf or something, if possible. If you have the resources, use an IR camera to scout for hotspots on your floors, as a lot of devices will put off more heat than you may assume.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Elevate everything you can; your computers, your TV, your game consoles, your router, the brick for your laptop charger... Keep it all on a desk or shelf or something, if possible

Wrap roach trap tape/ very very strong double sided tape on your desks legs

Those things can fly, but they prefer to crawl

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I don't think there are any holes in my computer large enough for roaches to get into, but I did once have a router that I only realized had an ant colony inside of it when I took it apart to move. Not sure how to prevent that from happening again.

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Pet anteater.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

Proper pest control. Hire a professional to complete a service as often as is needed. Mine comes once a quarter and covers both inside and outside of the house. Very convenient.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I recommend a liberal application of flame throwers.

I wish someone just commits arson on my house so insurance can fix this.

Anyone wanna get a quick release of dopamine by performing an exorcism on my cursed house? (with a flame thrower)

Just kidding... unless... 👀

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

If you have bugs coming from outside, you can hire an exterminator to spray around the premier of your home to keep them out. If you've got an infestation, you're going to have to deal with that. You can't protect just your computer, without sealing it behind plastic or something.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Recurring treatment by a professional service, otherwise use a roach killer product with boric acid (or just buy boric acid). It's the only thing that's actually worked for me.

I bought a refrigerator from Best Buy about 7 years ago and when it arrived it came with cockroaches. For days after the fridge was delivered I'd find dead roaches on the floor or see them scamper away when I turned on the light. So I bought a big bag of boric acid powder and lightly sprinkled that stuff around the kitchen floor leaving a nice thin dusty coat on the tile. After three days I vacuumed up the powder and I never saw another roach again.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

Buy some very fine wire mesh and cover the openings with it. Like, 2mm squares or so.

For example https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005572754739.html

(I don't really have that problem. But if I had it, I would)

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

I'd say prevent them from entering your home alltogether. But I'm not too familiar with very warm and wet climates so Idk if that's even an option.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Go to your hardware store, buy some gap filler and to stop the bugs coming in you could fill up all the holes in your ~~house~~ pc

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Stick traps around the base

Moved to Colorado.

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I am happy to say it's not warm or wet enough here that I ever had to ask this question. I will now proceed scrolling and act like this question has never been asked.