Cockroach....in the house....in DECEMBER???
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How can this happen? I have just been scared to death (I know, totally irrational) by the appearance of a very lively cockroach next to my pedal bin in the kitchen. It had better be the only one, a leftover from last summer, because I can't abide them in the house. Last July, when I was here for a week, I found at least one a day, mostly downstairs but one or two upstairs.
This trip has lasted just over six weeks so far and there have been none at all, no ants, no mozzies, no cockroaches - until now. I'm a nervous wreck again. I know it's stupid but it really did catch me unawares. I had just finished washing up and was putting something in the pedal bin which caused me to move the bin slightly and it just shot out, at speed, did a circuit around the bin and back under it. Needless to say I grabbed something solid, moved the bin again and luckily this action tipped the blighter onto its back. It had no chance then and one cockroach was despatched quick time.
I really don't understand what it is doing in my house at this time of year and, of course, I will, in the morning, go over the floors carefully with the special cleaning fluid and then will put some of the traps down that I bought not expecting to need them until next summer. Has anyone else had a visit in recent weeks?
Michael (heart rate just about back to normal now!)