Brittney from Nashville writes
I've read that if you use the Insecticide first the roaches will not want the gel bait if it is in the same room. Also I've read that some people have mixed the IGR in with the Insecticide. Is that safe and still effective and can it be done?
You can use roach bait in conjunction with roach spray. However, it is very important to keep the bait and spray separate. This can be done 1 of 2 ways. Either spray down low along baseboards and bait up high in the rooms or you can just use the bait in the kitchen and the bathrooms and then spray in the other rooms of the house. The latter is my personal preference. To answer your question about mixing the IGR concentrate with the insecticide, that can be done and is very effective. However, the Roach Control Kit #2 does not come with the IGR Concentrate, it comes the the Gentrol Point Source disk which emits a safe, odorless vapor into the rooms so that the roaches do not have to come in firsthand contact with the IGR which is also very effective. Different methods, but the same results. Below you will find the step-by-step treatment guide for the Roach Control Kit #2. I hope this helps! Step 1: Thoroughly clean the area to be treated. Please take a moment to read over our How to Get Rid of Roaches article to learn hints and tips to make roach control efforts more successful. Step 2: Use 1 packet out of the large envelope of Demon WP and mix with one gallon of water in a one gallon pump sprayer. You want to spray the the outside perimeter of the home 2-3 feet up and out and inside along the baseboards, window frames, and door frames in the living room, family room, bedrooms, and dining room. *Be sure not to spray where you are planning on using the Invict Gold. Keep the bait and the spray completely separate. Step 3: Invict Gold Roach Bait Gel should be applied to areas frequented by cockroaches such as kitchens and bathrooms. Baits can be placed between different elements of construction, between equipment and floors, openings leading into voids and hollow spaces in floors, walls, ceilings, equipment legs and bases, around plumbing pipes, doors and windows, and behind and under appliances, cabinets, sinks, closets, and any other equipment that cockroaches are typically known to hide. Step 4: Activating Gentrol Point Source is as simple as squeezing the raised end of the plastic, adhesive-back device. This releases Gentrol IGR onto a filter paper. From there, it moves up to 75 square feet. That way the pest never needs to come in contact with the device. You can stick one disc on the wall beside the fridge, for example. One to two weeks after application, you will begin to see roaches with crinkled wings, showing the initial effects of the IGR. These roaches cannot reproduce.
Answer last updated on: 03/07/2014
