This is really quite disgusting, so bear with me... We have these nasty bugs which are impossible to get rid of! We've fogged the house ourselves about 3 times to no avail. My hubby says it as to do with living in a wooded neighborhood, but I'm not giving up my house b/c of bugs! I scrub & keep my house cleaner now than I ever have, but it doesn't seem to help.
According to the guy at ABC Pest, pool & lawn, they are German cockroaches and are notoriously hard to get rid of- their normal treatment to get rid of them consists of 2 visits and costs about $250. That seems kinda high to me, but at this point I'm ready to pay it even though we really don't have that $$ to spend right now.
Does this sound like it's the right price to be paying? I have no idea! Any recommendations on other pest control services we could call to get estimates? I am so sick of living with these nasty things, and I refuse to give up my house to them! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
You ladies are awesome! I can't believe I've gotten so many responses already. I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one. I grew up with lots of bugs in the house cause my mom is a horrible housekeeper, so I still have that association in my head (bugs = dirty filthy nastiness). I guess it is a fact of life here in Texas (I was born & raised here, you'd think I would know by now). I will definitely be making some calls today! Thanks for all the great references! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!
**Second update... We called Cy Creek Pest Control, and they actually came out the next day! I see one of their trucks almost every day on my way home from work, and had wondered about them. Since someone else recommended them too, I decided to give them a try. Great service, and already we hardly see any bugs at all. YAAAAY!!! Thanks again, moms!
My pest control guy is great. David Miller @ Spartan Pest Control. He's very reasonable and honest to boot!!!
I would see what kind of policy or warranty they have with this service... make sure that if it doesn't solve the problem that you either get more treatments or some money back or something.
That does sound like a lot, but not so much if it works and for piece of mind! Plus, in the long run, you will probably spend much more on "cheaper" treatments that may not work and on cleaning supplies with all of the extra cleaning. I know that I sometimes balk at the price of something but in the end once I realize I have tried EVERYTHING else that was cheaper and it didn't work that I have spent nearly the same amount with these "cheaper solutions".
Good luck.
blessings,
stacy
Try Biotech Pest Control. ###-###-####
I'd definitely get a second opinion before you pay that amount of money. I highly recommend Professional Pest Control at ###-###-####. He is sometimes hard to get a hold of, but very good, very reasonable, and thorough in his explanations.
I am not sure what part of town you live in but I have a great service. He is called the Bug Reaper. His number is 281-395-BUGS (2847). Call him and tell him your problem. He will help you! His name is Anthony.
D.,
I had the exact same problem and we too tried everything. Then I finally broke down and used "Four Corners Pest Control" on the recommendation of a neighbor. She is awesome. The bugs were completely gone within a week. I started to see them outside and she came back and did another treatment and poof, not a bug in sight. She is much cheaper than all of the others. I think the intitial treatment was a little higher, but now I pay $40/treatment (like every three months). She works with your schedule and always calls to remind me. I am horrible with names, I just refer to her as the bug lady. I strongly recommend you giving her a call. Her # is ###-###-####.
Hi D.,
I used a company called Nettles Exterminating. They were very prompt, professional and courteous, and I haven't seen any bugs since they came (we'd seen a few roaches prior to that). If you are a member of Angie's List, they do have a coupon on their website which saved me $50 on the initial visit. I signed up for their quarterly maintenance contract. However, we don't have the German type of cockroaches, so I don't know how they are with that or how their prices will be. I only paid $99 after using my coupon...my next 3 quarterly services will be $89/each. Oh, btw, I am in Katy and Nettles is located in Houston, so I guess you would only be able to use them if you live in the Houston area. Good luck!
Hey D.,
I once had a serious cockroach problem no matter what I did. One night as I was looking out the window I saw a tree near the house that was literally crawling with them. The next day I had that tree chopped down. After that, I had quarterly pest control and no more cockroaches! My suggestion is to go outside at night with a flashlight and look for a tree or trees very near your house. Shine the light on the truck and branches looking for the evil little things. Even if you don't want to chop the tree down, you may be able to fog the tree or something. Good Luck!
L.
Hi I know this request was posted some time ago but we have the same bugs in our house and I am just hoping you have found someone to get rid of them? Please let me know, these darn bugs are awful. Our house is certainly not spottless (we have 6 kids) but definately not dirty enough to be over run by bugs of any sort. Please let me know you have found someone to come and get rid of them, I would love to get thier info from you.
Thanks so much
H.
I'm not sure what area you are in but we are NW Houston (Cypress) and we use Cypress Creek Pest Control. We've never had a serious problem but have been happy with our quarterly cleanings.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Stay away from Terminix. They bought out the local family-owned company I used, and now the service is so terrible that I dropped them. They refused to honor the bought-out company's "lifetime warranty" on rodent exclusion. Plus, they call me regularly and send me letters trying to get me to extend the warranty on my termite service. I've been told that they'll honor the rodent warranty only if I extend my termite service AND pay them to come out every month for pest control. RIDICULOUS!!!
I do my own pest control, via organic methods. I've had alot of luck, and don't have nasty chemicals in my home, but have never had a German cockroach problem. Here's a link to check out if you're interested in doing your own organic methods: http://www.idealbite.com/search/google?cx=004024116850176...
If that link doesn't work, go to www.idealbite.com and search "pest control". Ideal bite is a very, very helpful resource.
I had the same issue at our new home. I called nichols pest control and he only charged us $75.00. He does go off the sq. Ft of your house. He does an excellent job inmy opinion. Here is his number: ###-###-####
