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Is there many cockroaches in Alicante. Which area worse
dobblue1960 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 11:44am:
Is there many cockroaches in Alicante. Which area worse
There are cockroaches in every area of Spain and this heat seems to make them more prevalent as they fly after certain temperatures are reached. I would say that Alicante will have as many cockroaches as every other area. Horrible things but they don't bite and you will find them in clean or dirty buildings.
Steve
tebo53 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 12:07pm:
There are cockroaches in every area of Spain and this heat seems to make them more prevalent as they fly after certain temperatures are reached. I would say that Alicante will have as many cockroaches as every other area. Horrible things but they don't bite and you will find them in clean or dirt...
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...y buildings.
Steve
Fully agree. I lived in the campo for many years & never saw ONE. I now live in town & as tebo53 says, it´s the season. They live & thrive near buildings, sewage, & shops. (where they can eat & breed). There is much information if the inquirer searches above, "search" (top r/h/s) over many years.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 2:12pm
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tebo53 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 12:07pm:
There are cockroaches in every area of Spain and this heat seems to make them more prevalent as they fly after certain temperatures are reached. I would say that Alicante will have as many cockroaches as every other area. Horrible things but they don't bite and you will find them in clean or dirt...
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...y buildings.
Steve
We have seen hardly any this year,well not whole ones.
We do find the odd legs dotted about on the porch.
We assume the geckos aren't partial to the hairy legs?
Our urb has our drains cleaned three times a year which helps.
I saturated my porch walls in the Oro Spray.
Has to be done,if you are not going to be at home for a few hours,can really get on your chest.
S95 floor cleaner from Mercadona is also very effective.
Just looking at them gives me the Heeby Gerbies.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 2:21pm
Robbie73 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 2:12pm:
We have seen hardly any this year,well not whole ones.
We do find the odd legs dotted about on the porch.
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We assume the geckos aren't partial to the hairy legs?
Our urb has our drains cleaned three times a year which helps.
I saturated my porch walls in the Oro Spray.
Has to be done,if you are not going to be at home for a few hours,can really get on your chest.
S95 floor cleaner from Mercadona is also very effective.
Just looking at them gives me the Heeby Gerbies.
thanks , not in Spain yet, I knew there would be cockroaches little devils they are, so is best to not rent in towns just outer area's , of Alicante , say La Zenia, Play Flamenca place like this
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Not sure which part of "There are cockroaches in every area of Spain" you not understanding?
There is nothing special about La Zenia, Play Flamenca, nor any other area, which would immunise them from potential infestation.
Ditto mosquitos!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 4:15pm
Darro wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 3:34pm:
Not sure which part of "There are cockroaches in every area of Spain" you not understanding?
There is nothing special about La Zenia, Play Flamenca, nor any other area, which would immunise them from potential infestation.
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Ditto mosquitos!
reason why i am asking is that i was in Salou for 12 months didnt not see any, also thought the area of La zena and Playa flacema were clean, never been thats why i am asking
dobblue1960 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 4:15pm:
reason why i am asking is that i was in Salou for 12 months didnt not see any, also thought the area of La zena and Playa flacema were clean, never been thats why i am asking
As I said in my last post, Cockroaches show up in clean places as often as they do in dirty places, they don't have any preferences!
Steve
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 6:14pm
tebo53 wrote on Sun Jul 26, 2026 5:45pm:
As I said in my last post, Cockroaches show up in clean places as often as they do in dirty places, they don't have any preferences!
Steve
Thanks for your advice.
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 9:26am
Super helpful member
Hi
I live in Playa Flamenca and have had a few more cockroaches than usual this year. Im told that a friend in Punta Prima has had a lot of them.
Cheers
Steve
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