It's a terrible picture, but is this a cockroach? ☐ Yes. ☐ No. [more inside]
posted by aiko on Aug 21, 2009 - 23 answers

I've had roaches popping up in my apartment recently, but my lease is up in a few months. If I don't call an exterminator before I move out could I be stuck with an extermination fee? [more inside]
posted by Muu on Jun 16, 2009 - 18 answers

Looking for the name of an artist who did a beautiful / disturbing series of photographs of cockroaches (and/or other insects??) being tortured. My memory is vague, but I think one was crucified, one immolated, etc. I also feel like it was a female artist.
posted by miffed on Mar 2, 2009 - 2 answers

What is the proper etiquette concerning a cockroach you see in someone else's house? [more inside]
posted by exphysicist345 on Sep 13, 2008 - 23 answers

Joe's-Apartment-Filter: Advice and anecdotes on how to best roach-bomb our place? I'm moving and want to obliterate these monsters! [more inside]
posted by numinous on Aug 7, 2008 - 9 answers

I just became the person in charge of a large building. Which is infested with cockroaches. Help! [more inside]
posted by peewinkle on Aug 3, 2008 - 14 answers

ROACH. Need near-term help. [more inside]
posted by prefpara on Jun 24, 2008 - 23 answers

Oh the joys of foreign bugs. Please can someone confirm/deny whether this is a cockroach? I'm creeped out to the nth degree. [more inside]
posted by saturnine on Feb 22, 2008 - 20 answers

Tonight I found this insect on the wall of my apartment. What is it? [more inside]
posted by Caper's Ghost on Jun 12, 2007 - 22 answers

I have cockroaches in my dishwasher. Help me kill the little bastards with extreme prejudice. [more inside]
posted by calistasm on Jul 23, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm Using Boric Acid for a cockroach problem - is it safe to put it in my cupboard next to plates and cups? [more inside]
posted by bingwah on Jun 23, 2006 - 18 answers

How can cockroaches be evicted from the innards of a laptop? [more inside]
posted by nowonmai on May 22, 2006 - 36 answers

So. You're eating take-out from your favorite Indian restaurant. While munching away, you dig for another bite and discover... a cockroach, nicely marinated and well-done. Whadaya do? [more inside]
posted by moira on Feb 15, 2006 - 41 answers

There's a cockroach stuck inside my microwave LCD screen. What in the blazes? How do I get it out without completely disassembling the microwave? [more inside]
posted by Sticherbeast on Nov 3, 2005 - 53 answers

GAH! Cockroaches! Please help! [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Jun 25, 2005 - 21 answers

I found an enormous cockroach in my car. How do I get it out of there? [more inside]
posted by cmyk on Jun 7, 2005 - 10 answers

Gecko-based roach control was mentioned in another AskMe thread. There must be something wong with this idea, but I don't know what. [more inside]
posted by TungstenChef on Mar 8, 2005 - 9 answers

Can anyone recommend an effective cat-safe cockroach extermination measure? I have a roach infestation problem in my apartment. I've sprayed the nooks and crannies with Raid, plugged the cracks with Combat Gel in the cracks, left a dozen traps in a dozen corners, and mercilessly kill any roach I see, but their population is not dropping. I'm Googling and Froogling about for possibilities, but firsthand accounts would be great. Again, I need something cat-safe.
posted by brownpau on Oct 13, 2004 - 21 answers