[davidgelb]

Hey everyone,
I am finding these droppings around my kitchen (mainly counter tops and drawers/cabinets). I am thinking they are roach, but I am not sure. I have mouse traps out, but have not caught or seen anything...although I have found (and caught) 2 roaches in the house.

Please let me know your thoughts...also, what is the best way to get rid of the problem? I am not seeing them during the day - only in the evening/night, so I don't think it is too widespread...also, there are not a lot of droppings...only a few that accumulated over a week or so.

Lastly, I sprayed Ortho Home Defense Max pest control spray around the complete exterior of the house and along the baseboards in the kitchen. I am going to see if any more droppings show up.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

-David

 

[ChrWright]

Wow... nice crime scene photos. They look amost CSI quality. :laughing:


Looks like mouse droppings to me. I had them both at my office (in an older building) and home coming out of winter and into spring.

I tried traditional spring traps and caught a few. But the ones that worked best for me were the sticky traps--placed along where I thought they were trafficking in and out. Caught about 10 at home, about 6 at the office.

 

[J F]

the plumbers strike again! :laughing:

 

[SC sawdaddy]

I'd say mouse for sure.

 

[JonM]

Mices...or is it meces..or perhaps mouses...:shutup:

 

[J F]

it's "plumbers" :whistling

 

[J F]

I mean, come on, who joins a contracting site, and with no intro, starts 2 threads asking "what's this?", one of them being "poop" . Check out his other thread :whistling

 

[davidgelb]

J F - I am not sure I understand your complaint. I am trying to figure out which variety this is - I work in electrical/networking, so pest control is hardly my expertise....I posted my questions in the pest control forum, which I though is the appropriate place for my question. I am simply asking so that I know how to correctly remedy the situation.

Sorry if that is unacceptable - please let me know the issue and I will remedy it.

-David

 

[J F]

I'm just having a little fun...ya gotta admit that those are two pretty funny questions to be asking as your first posts on a contractors forum though. :whistling

Sorry, I must have missed your intro.

 

[J F]

Have you tried a pest control forum?

 

[spdtrx]

Looks like the size of rat poop. You won't catch a rat in a mouse trap.:no:

 

[davidgelb]

Hey J F,
No problem...yeah, I do admit that they are a bit strange...but I guess that was the only reason I was seeking out pest control forums.

I have been looking at others, but this is the first pest control forum I found that had any real activity in it.

In my defense, it is in the pest control thread of the contractors forum! :thumbup:

Thank you...have a great day.

-David

 

[davidgelb]

hey Spdtrx...
You think that is big enough to be rat? I thought rat would be substantially bigger.

thanks,
David

 

[spdtrx]

hey Spdtrx...
You think that is big enough to be rat?
thanks,
David

YEP.

 

[nEighter]

roaches poop? :blink:

 

[spdtrx]

:no:

roaches poop? :blink:

:laughing::laughing:

 

[davidgelb]

LOL!!!

nEighter ....this book was written for you!

 

[loneframer]

Just be glad that ain't bat s#!t. Mice are easier to erradicate.:thumbup:

 

[Coastal Pros]

I would say its from a roach. Get your placed sprayed.

 

[Coastal Pros]

alot of people that laugh and say " roach poop". Yeah i would bet any money that is what it is. Come down to florida