• allriledup [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    12 hours ago

    they’re returning because it’s easier to find food in your house than in the wild. I’d suggest keeping your bin empty, sealing off bags of food, and just generally not allowing them to eat in your place. If you remove their source of food/water, they most likely won’t come back

    I am no kind of professional in this regard, just my 2c

    FWIW, I had a roach problem, and since I’ve been keeping on top of my chores (THANK YOU HABITICA!!), they have mostly gone away. I removed their source of food, and they’re mostly gone now. I still find one or two, but considering how many i had before that, it’s a damn sight better than 15-20 a day.

    • optissima (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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      12 hours ago

      Been doing all these things. They chew through sealed packages, bin is always empty, so I am stumped as to what they are eating here. We live in a city, so it’s not like we’re the only option, but our landlord won’t seal the holes in the house up so I’ve been assuming we’re just the most accessible warm location on the block. Thank you for your advice.

      • Skipcast@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        Shame it requires an account. Doubt they don’t do some heavy data tracking like every other similar app

      • allriledup [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        11 hours ago

        Yup. It’s literally changed my life. As i said, I had a HUGE roach problem. But now they’re mostly gone because i am keeping on top of my chores. HABITICA? HELLYEAHICA!