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Question: My home is TOTALLY infested with cockroaches. It is a small (one bedroom) place and is packed with books, clothes, and other possessions. In addition, I have two pet iguanas that must be fed wet cat food daily. How do you recommend I deal with this problem? Are the roaches eating my papers/book bindings? Is it possible to get rid of them without throwing out or unpacking the boxes of books and clothing? Would insecticides be a danger to my lizards? What strategy is likely to be most effective?

Answer: The most important part of any cockroach elimination program is removing the cockroaches source of food and shelter. Boxes and other storage can make a nice home for roaches to infest and spread. A constant supply of wet cat food can provide enough food alone for a large population of cockroaches. In serve cases such as yours, you need a professional service such as Lewis Cobb to find and eliminate the cockroaches and keep them from coming back. As long as you keep removing their shelter and providing their only source of food (roach bait), the roach population will continue to shrink under these environmental stresses. Since you have pets, I would not recommend using liquid pesticides inside your home. Forget the sprays too, they build up a resistance and it will no longer be effective.