They're Back!

Yes that's right. Our little bug friends, the cockroaches, have returned. For all of you who don't know the story...........The people living 2 apartments beneath us brought cockroaches from Florida with them when they moved in. About 3 months ago I spotted one in our apartment. There are lots of different species of cockroaches, these are called German cockroaches. This is what they look like................. They really don't grow all that big and they come out for food and water. And if you are imagining cockroaches all over in bed with us, and when we turn on the lights they scatter, think again. We would just see one or two, here and there. And I have only seen them in my kitchen and bathroom. We were told that if we kept our kitchen and bathroom really clean and dry they wouldn't come to our apartment because we weren't supplying them with what they needed. So the second I spotted that first cockroach I deep cleaned my kitchen. At night I would never leave dishes out to soak, I would sweep and remove all crumbs, and I would dry down the sink and counters. This consumed me. I seriously couldn't stand the thought of laying in bed and not knowing if they were out in my kitchen, and how many were out there. I did not do well with the idea of sharing our apartment with these little creatures. Keeping things clean and dry apparently worked because I haven't seen a cockroach for 2 1/2 months, that is until yesterday. What we think happened is when we cleaned up really good they went back down into the other apartments, because there was nothing for them in ours. But just recently both apartments underneath us moved out. So now those apartments are all cleaned up, and there is no one living there to run water or eat and leave crumbs. So where do the cockroaches come? Of course back up to our apartment. So again we have started sweeping every night before bed, and wiping down the sink and all counters. Some of you may do this anyway, and I like a clean house as much as the next person, but I must admit I don't always have all dishes done before bed every night, and I for sure don't sweep my kitchen floor every single night before bed. I guess I am going to have to start. My biggest worry is now that we are moving in about 6 weeks, I don't want to take them with us wherever we go. So if anyone has any suggestions on how to get rid of them, or how to make sure we don't take them with us, please let me know! Any suggestion will do.