Still dealing with German roaches — need advice on spray cadence

Treatment Question

Single-family home. Sister moved out of an infested apartment and unfortunately brought a heavy German roach infestation with her. Her belongings were now removed and in storage about 2 weeks after discovering the infestation.

Treatment so far:

  • Alpine WSG (30 g per gallon), sprayed every 7–10 days
  • Gentrol point source pucks deployed
  • Strategic use of baits (Advion, Raid dry bait)
  • Glue traps used only for monitoring
  • I've temporarily vacated the house to reduce food/moisture during treatment (also have toddler who was very interested in sticky traps, bait pucks, etc)

After ~3 weeks of seeing no activity on glue traps, our exterminator advised stopping sprays and transitioning to bait + monitoring only.

About one week after stopping sprays, roaches reappeared.

Current observations:

  • Activity seems centered in the kitchen island
    • No food stored there
    • Includes sink, dishwasher, plumbing, drywall voids
  • Previously mostly nymphs; now seeing some adults + instars again

Questions:

  1. How long should Alpine WSG realistically be applied in a situation like this? Is every 14 days for multiple months the right approach, even if activity appears to stop?
  2. Is it normal to see a rebound like this after pausing sprays?
  3. Any specific advice for treating an island/plumbing void harborage?

I’m trying to balance avoid over- or under-treating because I need to pay an exterminator to do this for various reasons. Appreciate any professional insight.

Posted Feb 7, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC

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