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German Roaches? Absolutely Not. DIY Baits, Traps & Growth Regulators That Work
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items If you are seeing German roaches, you already have a bigger problem than you realize. German roaches are not the same as regular American sewer roaches, and most everything you have been told to do to get rid of roaches is wrong for them. German roac...
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Gel Baits & Applicator
Bait Stations & Starter Kits
Prevent, Monitor & Follow Up
The Most Forgotten Pest Control Tool
Gel Baits & Applicator
I have found that when it comes to German roaches, to get control of them you must use several types of quality gel bait. Use one for a couple of months, then switch to a different one to get any that you missed. It keeps them from building up a disl...
One of the two gel baits that actually turned our roach problem around after bug bombs made it worse. Roaches eat it, go back to hide, and pass it to others, so it reaches the ones you never see. Four 30 g tubes is plenty for a kitchen and bathroom. ...
Advion Trio Cockroach Gel Bait- (4) 30gram
A two-in-one bait: it kills the roaches that eat it and contains a growth regulator (pyriproxyfen) that disrupts the next generation. It's labeled for German roaches, including bait-averse ones, and it stays attractive even in hot spots like behind t...
Vendetta Plus Cockroach Gel Bait
Another strong German roach gel bait, with a different active ingredient (imidacloprid) and a mix of food attractants. It's slow-acting on purpose: roaches carry it back and share it, so it reaches ones hiding where you can't. Rotating between baits ...
InVict Gold Cockroach Gel Bait
Makes gel baiting faster, cleaner, and more accurate. It fits standard 30-35 g bait tubes (like Advion, Vendetta Plus, and InVict Gold) and has a low/high dose setting, so you can put small pea-sized dots deep into cracks, hinges, and gaps where roac...
VectorFog DH1 Gel Bait Gun
The other gel bait we rotated with Advion, and the combination is what finally worked for us. Alpine uses a different active ingredient (dinotefuran), so roaches that get tired of one bait still take the other. It starts working within hours, and roa...
Alpine Cockroach Gel Bait (Rotation 1)
Bait Stations & Starter Kits
Prefer not to handle gel? Ready-made bait stations are the easiest, cleanest option, and a good fit for homes with kids or pets. Set them along walls and near activity. Not sure where to start at all? The combo kit bundles a starter set in one order.
A bundled German roach kit from DIY Pest Control, so you get a starting set of bait and support products in one order instead of piecing it together yourself. Check the product page for exactly what's included and follow each label. Handy if you're n...
German Roach Combo Kit
The easiest option if you don't want to handle gel. These are ready-made, child-resistant bait stations: just set them where you see activity (under sinks, behind appliances, along cabinet edges). The fipronil bait works by contact and ingestion and ...
Maxforce FC Roach Bait Stations
Advion bait in a ready-to-use, tamper-resistant station. Same indoxacarb bait as the Advion gel, but in a sealed arena, so it's a good fit for homes with kids or pets, or for places where gel would get wiped away. Roaches that feed carry it back and ...
Advion Cockroach Bait Arena
A whole German roach plan in one box. This kit bundles Maxforce FC Magnum gel bait, Tekko Trio IGR foam to stop them from breeding, Alpine WSG (a non-repellent you can use alongside bait), Catchmaster bait stations, and Riddy glue traps to track your...
Ultimate German Roach Bait Kit
Prevent, Monitor & Follow Up
Baits do the killing. These handle the rest: a growth regulator to stop the next generation, dusts for wall voids and cracks bait can't reach (plus a duster to put them there), and sticky traps to see where roaches travel and whether it's working.
We used Gentrol alongside our gel baits, and it's a big part of why it worked. Gentrol doesn't kill roaches. It stops the young ones from growing into adults that can breed, which matters because German roaches multiply so fast. Stick a station under...
Gentrol Point Source IGR (20 Stations)
Your scoreboard. Sticky traps won't wipe out an infestation, but they show exactly where roaches are traveling and whether your treatment is working. Set a few under the sink, behind the fridge, and beside the stove, check them weekly, and put more b...
Catchmaster 150RI Roach & Insect Trap
Pure boric acid for the places gel and stations can't reach: wall voids, behind outlet covers, under the dishwasher and stove. Use a light dusting. Roaches avoid thick piles, and a thin film is what they walk through and pick up. It's slow but long-l...
Southern Ag Boric Acid Roach Powder
A dust that keeps working for years. CimeXa is a silica dust that kills roaches by drying them out, and DoMyOwn's staff say it can last up to 10 years in a wall void that isn't disturbed. Puff a light, barely visible layer into wall voids, behind out...
CimeXa Insecticide Dust
The tool that gets dust where roaches actually live. German roaches hide in wall voids, behind outlet covers and in the gaps around cabinets and appliances, and a bulb duster puffs a fine, light layer of CimeXa or boric acid right into those spots in...
B&G 1150 Bulb Duster
The Most Forgotten Pest Control Tool
A good vacuum is one of the best pest control tools you can own, and almost nobody mentions it. Vacuum up the bugs, eggs and dirt first, then treat. Pick one with sealed bags so nothing gets back out.
The most forgotten pest control tool. Whenever I have a pest problem, the first thing I do is vacuum: the bugs, the eggs, the dirt, all of it. This is the vacuum I use, because it keeps everything sealed in. The HEPA bags are sealed, so when you're d...
Clean Obsessed CO711 HEPA Canister Vacuum