Roaches in appliances

[Matthew C. Frey]

I just bought a place and found German roaches in the dishwasher. We had the house professionally sprayed and a follow up spray is in a few days.

While we were cleaning, we saw that two of them were inside the control section of the range walking over the time. They were under the plexiglass.

If they’re in that deep, I assume I have to disposed of the range. Is there anyway to get them out?

If the right answer is to get rid of the range, should I assume they’re that deep into other appliances (dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator) and dispose of them as well?

[Todd Rasmussen]

@Matthew C. Frey

Keep the exterminator coming back for weeks after you think the problem is resolved. Have them bait as well. Roaches are tough to get rid of. We had roaches recur for a couple months after treatment was completed the first time. They can hid any and everywhere. I'd toss the appliances if they were a few years old and not worry about trying to clean them out.