would these be effective outside? I have a small walled backyard that has a lot of cockroaches.
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I don't really know but would guess that as long as they don't get wet they would be effective. Be careful if you have animals outside as there is always a possibility of them getting it opened.
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I think it might. Very effective indoors and in a small outdoor space, could do some good. Don't know how rain or irrigation might effect it though.
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Outside they will have access to many competing food sources and May not eat as much of the bait. The ones that do though will be toast, but not before bringing it back to the nest. I ERADICATED German roaches indoors with this stuff along with the syringe dispensers. They came in with a fish tank bought at s garage sale.
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I don't see why these wouldn't work outdoors...they're lightweight though, so you may want to weigh them down or bring them in on windy days. I never washed them in the machine, just sprayed them with vinegar and hosed them off and left them outside to dry.
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My brother lives in Houston where the huge tree roaches (3-4 inches) come inside. He uses his spider catcher and says if you can catch them (they're fast) then the catcher holds them long enough to be released outside.
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Nope. I wouldn't use them outdoors. Oh and they do work but they are a little flimsy.
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i would think so but they did not work inside very well at all when i used them so i think i would look for a better brand than this if i was using it outside
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Absolutely not. These critters don't live in the walls of your house, near the frequencies emitted by the device along the wires. Nor will they affect critters in your crawl space if you have one, away from wiring, or spiders up on the outside of the walls/ceilings. But they've kept the bugs out of my house for 16+ years, and I haven't had to spray.
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Carole,These did not work for us in outdoor pots, and we followed the instructions carefully. For what I read, they appeared to have worked for others. Perhaps it would depend on how much humidity would be in the atmosphere.. Sorry I could not be more help.. Irene
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By all means yes... just give them the right environment. Avoid the anaerobic/stinky/mushy environment and they'll produce. I purchased a second worm farm and scooped some from the first and that one is fully populated.
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No, I just set it down in strategic places. Did you just scatter them around? Place them on every corner in your kitchen && restroom. Roaches need food and water (like every living thing) so those are the 2 most important places. I put some like every cabinet too. Almost wasted the whole bag and I combined these traps with Roach Tablets, you can also buy them on Amazon.
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Never, I still have a roach problem. This doesn't seem to make a difference. The only thing this keeps away is the pigeons.
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I have mine outside in an unprotected area, doesmn't sem to affect them. Might be a good idea to protect them though,m just a rain shield or something.AJ
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No, I put them down in places where I noticed the heaviest infestations. However, I did use these baits in combination with the Advion gel and the Gentrol IGR discs and the three products together worked wonders. I did see a few roaches after I did the review but I put a little more of the gel down and haven't seen even one since.
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I have not tried it in such a scenario but I think it should be as long as the outside ambience is not too noisy itself. They are quite loud so my gut tells me they'll be fine in a medium sized back yard.
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I live in Florida and want to stop the roaches and other bugs from coming in the house. Will this work? How often does it need to be sprayed during the rainy season?
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I have 3 of thses at my workbench. While very well built, they do have small (about 1/16") holes between each LED leading to the inside. My concern would be extremely fowl weather, or spraying them with a water hose. I wouldn't use these here on the Front Range outdoors. But in So.Cal. on a patio with no fear of kids having a water balloon fight? You might be OK.
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I don't think it would be very effective unless you find where they are coming from. I spray ant & roach killer in the area where I see Them. We spray around the baseboards and the outside of the house about every month when they are active. But even the professionals have a problem finding a permanent solution. But the Ant-Zap is amazing.
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I am not positive but don't believe they would survive outside but in terrariums they would be fine.