RedShoe

First, let me make it clear. I HATE american and german roaches. It's the madagacars that I have.

To kill a cockroach, remove it's food and water supply. In other words clean your fucking house. Now then, roaches can live off the condensation that collects on your pipes under your fridge so you'll never be able to completely remove their water supply. They also (depending on the species) can fit into a crack the thickness of a nickle. So, it's best to try to seal your place with silicone caulking before you even move in.

Also, they can live off bread crumbs inside toasters, so clean that shit out regularly. They can live off the glue on envelopes so be sure to keep your envelopes in proper storage (like sealed inside of desks)

If you chop it's head off and it runs away, (like if you swat at it and miss) it can survive with no head for about 7 days. It will eventually die of dehydration.

Your best bet is to kill it when you see it. In other words if it gets away there is a good chance you'll lose it behind some shit so when you see one track it down until you kill it. Don't let it go, or put it off.

Spray and roach motels won't work because roaches can build an immunity strong enough to survive within four generations. (and roaches can reproduce every 30 days)

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