Getting rid of Palmetto Bugs -- what else can I do?

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i don’t mean to scare you but you need to go after them swiftly, decisively, and aggressively. They leave egg casings that contain 10–20 eggs If you only see one and let it go, that can be the one who deposits the eggs. Buy an excessive number of roach hotels and deploy them.everywhere. It is better to go big for a short while than do it casually for a long time. Put out boric acid where you can – not near the traps.

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