Cockroach! Aaaargh!

[Scarlett]

My flatmate has just seen a massively cockroach climbing up his bedroom wall. He chucked it down the loo. Now I'm really worried about infestation in the flat. Any advice?! I have a cleaner although she doesn't go in his room.

[tonyav]

Have a read of this, Scarlett.
http://www.hometipsplus.com/home-improvement/how-to-deal-with-cockroaches-in-your-home/

[EDDIE51]

Beside the point, but did you know Cockroaches have been on Earth totally unchanged since before the age of Dinosaurs ?? One of Natures most successful life forms !

[JF85]

Cockroaches, successful? I'd rather be a tardigrade:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/27/the-five-tardigrades-tiny-but-tough-subglacial-lake-antarctica-heat-cold-vacuum-space-resilience

[MallyJ]

If cockroaches are in one flat in a block they are usually not confined to that one flat. I would advise you to let the landlord/managing agent know post haste so that all flats can be treated....and while they are ..er ....not nice I would suggest capturing the next one that is found and keeping it to show...I would be alerting the neighbours too.