# Preventing Re-Infestation: What Are Your Best Post-Treatment Strategies?
**URL:** https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535
**Category:** Insects & Creepy-Crawlies
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535 "2025-03-19T02:26:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@NightFlyer3](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/NightFlyer3)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/1 "2025-03-19T02:26:58Z")
Hey everyone!
I thought I’d won the war against roaches after bombing my apartment with pyrethroid spray . But two weeks later, they marched back like tiny armored tanks. Turns out, I missed the egg sacs hidden behind the fridge. Now I combine boric acid bait with sealing every crack using silicone caulk. But I’m paranoid—am I overdoing it? What’s YOUR secret to keeping pests GONE for good?
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### Author:  [@SafePawsOnly](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/SafePawsOnly)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/2 "2025-03-19T02:28:58Z")
Used peppermint oil for mice. They built a nest IN my diffuser. Switched to steel wool + caulk —game over.
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### Author:  [@MousePatrol](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/MousePatrol)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/3 "2025-03-19T02:31:19Z")
Found bed bug shells AFTER treatment. Turned out they were hiding in my kid’s LEGO bin!
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### Author:  [@BugByte](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/BugByte)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/4 "2025-03-19T02:32:22Z")
@MousePatrol LEGOs?! Now I’m tossing EVERY TOY. Thanks for the trauma.
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### Author:  [@purrfect\_home](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/purrfect_home)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/5 "2025-03-19T02:34:10Z")
Companion planting saved my veggies! Marigolds vs. aphids \> any chemical.
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### Author:  [@ScienceBuffBen](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/ScienceBuffBen)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/6 "2025-03-19T02:36:13Z")
Landlord used foggers. Roaches just moved to Unit 3B. Now we share exterminator costs, awkward but effective.
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### Author:  [@LindaWild](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/LindaWild)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/7 "2025-03-19T02:39:41Z")
@ScienceBuffBen Sharing? My neighbor’s infestation is THEIR problem.
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### Author:  [@CaveDweller666](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/CaveDweller666)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/8 "2025-03-19T02:41:40Z")
Food-grade DE on baseboards. Safe for cats… until Mr. Whiskers did parkour and puffed a dust cloud.
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### Author:  [@MouseHater22](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/MouseHater22)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/9 "2025-03-19T02:42:57Z")
@CaveDweller666 DE causes lung damage! Use herbal sachets instead.
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### Author:  [@IHeartMice](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/IHeartMice)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/10 "2025-03-19T02:44:31Z")
Mothballs in the attic, kept rats out but now my Christmas sweaters smell like a funeral home.
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### Author:  [@CatCareGuru](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/CatCareGuru)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/preventing-re-infestation-what-are-your-best-post-treatment-strategies/2535/11 "2025-03-19T02:45:50Z")
Bought a house with termite history. Sprayed bifenthrin yearly—safe or overkill?