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Is there a lot of cockroaches in almeria? Im absolutely terrified of 8 legged freaks here in the UK and I had a cockroach sit across my toes while on holiday in gran canaria and you can imagine my reaction 😱😱😱😱 if I can't cope with what we have here how will I go on with cockroaches😏😏😏 oh dear I think my fear is going to stop me, I read somewhere that a lady found them in her cupboards munching on a cardboard box and she didn't dare use the bathroom at night time.
It depends where abouts in almeria,I've lived in northern almeria now for 10 years and not seen a single cockroach... Lived in mojacar and saw a lot over a 16 year period,usually where the sewage system wasn't good...they do seem to like bathrooms,go campo not city I would say!!
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JulesJames12 wrote on Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:06pm:
Is there a lot of cockroaches in almeria? Im absolutely terrified of 8 legged freaks here in the UK and I had a cockroach sit across my toes while on holiday in gran canaria and you can imagine my reaction 😱😱😱😱 if I can't cope with what we have here how will I go on with cockroaches�...
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...��😏😏 oh dear I think my fear is going to stop me, I read somewhere that a lady found them in her cupboards munching on a cardboard box and she didn't dare use the bathroom at night time.
we lived in Arboleas for 15 years and never saw any except in the bars and then only a couple. we have now been in Mojacar for a year and have only seen one in a corridor in the complex and it was dead. not a problem to be afraid of.
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:59pm
Thank you Alicia for your reassurance very grateful for your feedback x
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:00pm
Jen jen wrote on Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:41pm:
It depends where abouts in almeria,I've lived in northern almeria now for 10 years and not seen a single cockroach... Lived in mojacar and saw a lot over a 16 year period,usually where the sewage system wasn't good...they do seem to like bathrooms,go campo not city I would say!!
JJ
Thank you Jen something to think about x
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:28pm
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We live in Valle del Este - see them occasionally but certainly not so frequently as to be a problem. If it is an issue for you, you can get cockroach baits that will allow them to feed, then go elsewhere to shuffle off their mortal coil
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:11am
DarioMartin wrote on Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:28pm:
We live in Valle del Este - see them occasionally but certainly not so frequently as to be a problem. If it is an issue for you, you can get cockroach baits that will allow them to feed, then go elsewhere to shuffle off their mortal coil
Thank you Dario, I don't mind if I see them outside but if they were in a property I'd be hysterical, I love a clean tidy home guess I'd be constantly cleaning and looking.
Let's be honest here - there are cockroaches in Mojacar Playa. If you hoard stuff (especially damp stuff) in a shed or press cockroaches will feel invited.
You can minimise the presence of cockroaches by using insect screens across windows and doors. Use anti cockroache powder behind fridge/freezers, underneath presses etc. Keep a spray handy too. Once a week spray the outside of windows and doors with that supermarket anti cucharacha spray.
clean all the water exit holes in sinks baths etc. Buy a little metal screen for such holes which fit comfortably. (I don't know what they are called in Spanish, but they look like tea strainers, if you know what a tea strainer is these days).
Frequent vacuum cleaning of sofas etc is also a good prevention measure.
My Motto:- Don't give the insects a chance.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:55pm
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Matthew wrote on Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:50pm:
Let's be honest here - there are cockroaches in Mojacar Playa. If you hoard stuff (especially damp stuff) in a shed or press cockroaches will feel invited.
You can minimise the presence of cockroaches by using insect screens across windows and doors. Use anti cockroache powder behind fridge/freezers, underneath presses etc. Keep a spray handy too. Once a week spray the outside of windows and doors with that supermarket anti cucharacha spray. ...
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clean all the water exit holes in sinks baths etc. Buy a little metal screen for such holes which fit comfortably. (I don't know what they are called in Spanish, but they look like tea strainers, if you know what a tea strainer is these days).
Frequent vacuum cleaning of sofas etc is also a good prevention measure.
My Motto:- Don't give the insects a chance.
Excellent preventative advice - thanks Matthew
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:26pm
Matthew wrote on Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:50pm:
Let's be honest here - there are cockroaches in Mojacar Playa. If you hoard stuff (especially damp stuff) in a shed or press cockroaches will feel invited.
You can minimise the presence of cockroaches by using insect screens across windows and doors. Use anti cockroache powder behind fridge/freezers, underneath presses etc. Keep a spray handy too. Once a week spray the outside of windows and doors with that supermarket anti cucharacha spray. ...
Read more...
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clean all the water exit holes in sinks baths etc. Buy a little metal screen for such holes which fit comfortably. (I don't know what they are called in Spanish, but they look like tea strainers, if you know what a tea strainer is these days).
Frequent vacuum cleaning of sofas etc is also a good prevention measure.
My Motto:- Don't give the insects a chance.
Thank you Mathew, I'm a clean freak and I hate clutter so I guess I would be OK,
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