u/Every_Cabinet4665

Haven’t seen one in two weeks now. Trap only caught one in the last two weeks, too, since baiting… and it was upside down on the middle of the trap dead so I think he ate the bait above and fell down onto the trap. The one I saw two weeks ago, too, was dying … he was under the bait on the bathroom vanity, again upside down and like having a damn seizure.

Before that we saw like 1/day, but not every day, for ~two weeks prior to baiting. And traps caught 6 total in 2.5 weeks prior to baiting.

Moved the fridge and oven day one and after a week, saw nothing. Nightly inspections I see nothing. Even at the start of all this I saw pretty well nothing during my inspections . So I’m thinking a neighbor must have like Raided their apartment (Canada) and a bunch spilled over to our unit. We caulked up all pipes after seeing the first two.

Is it normal to have like 12? Travellers / spill over from another apartment and then just pretty much nothing more after caulking and baiting ? The units above me were also treated the same day mine was. Or is that more likely a small breeding population in our unit that’s now taken care of (hopefully)?

Saw a few more — once a day, same smaller size not new born but not adult.

Nothing in new traps for a week or so. Nothing under my fridge and under kitchen sink traps for a year prior.

Let landlord know..

He came by today to “inspect” every unit. Aka ask if we’ve seen anything, and quickly shine a flashlight between oven and wall space. — everyone denied, of course.

He said if I see multiple a day to call him.

Would seeing one a day for a few days, after 5 years of nothing, and empty traps still count as SS? Or is that a sign of early infestation?

Fridge and oven have been moved fully and they’re clear, traps clear. But saw one a day for 3 days — especially after deep cleaning and sealing everywhere.

Posted a week ago that I thought I saw a German nymph but wasn’t sure (or older nymph?? Was way smaller than adult, but not super super tiny).. anyways. I DEFINITELY saw one again in the bathroom today when I turned the lights on in the AM. Same one? Idk, who knows. I killed that MF with toilet paper, examined it well, and flushed it. 100% was a German.

We’ve lived here for 5 years with no signs of anything. I have had sticky baited traps in the kitchen for like a year cause I suspected a neighbor has them for awhile now, and never caught anything.

Last week thinking I saw one… I set up so many more baited traps, including bathroom and new/more in kitchen, did a full apartment inspection day and night— in cupboards, under sink, behind oven and fridge, etc etc. no signs of anything like droppings, casing, etc. nothing yet in traps again this week. No other sightings ever/yet.

I’m planning to caulk the cracks under the sinks by the pipes tonight. What else can I do in Canada? I informed landlord but haven’t gotten a response yet.

What are the chances it/they were a traveller from another unit? Vs. infestation in my unit? & when a neighbour has them in an apartment building - is it basically inevitable you’ll get an infestation, too? We have cement walls, and baseboard heaters.