Do Air Fresheners attract Roaches? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Astrocloud · 03-11-2007, 02:01 PM

Here's my observation.

My apartment gets muggy and I don't have the cabbage to rebuy a bunch of air filters/cleaners. So I bought an automatic air deodorizer -like the ones that the advertise on tv. You know the ones -they operate on batteries and provide a steady stream of scent for about a month.

Since I put this in my apartment -I have been killing roaches more and more roaches. A brief glimpse at the manufacturers website -and I realize that they also sell home insecticides.

So here are several options:

#1 (The non paranoid option) My apartment has been turned into a muggy -sweet smelling place that roaches by their very nature find appealing.

#2 (Paranoid option) The chemicals in my deodorizer are designed to attract roaches so that I will be inclined to buy more stuff -like roach spray.

#3 (Both Paranoid and Non-paranoid) The chemicals in my deodorizer also coincidently attract roaches. Perhaps the company also reuses the chemical in their roach bait -but just didn't care enough to not use it in deodorizer.

undeadninjaz · 03-19-2007, 09:20 PM

I don't know what roaches are attracted to but if the deodorizer smells like food, I'd say it's more like option #1. I suppose you could always try a different scent and/or brand and see if that has any effects.
Or maybe it's just that time of the year where there are more active roaches?

03-11-2007, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	Do Air Fresheners attract Roaches? Here's my observation. My apartment gets muggy and I don't have the cabbage to rebuy a bunch of air filters/cleaners. So I bought an automatic air deodorizer -like the ones that the advertise on tv. You know the ones -they operate on batteries and provide a steady stream of scent for about a month. Since I put this in my apartment -I have been killing roaches more and more roaches. A brief glimpse at the manufacturers website -and I realize that they also sell home insecticides. So here are several options: #1 (The non paranoid option) My apartment has been turned into a muggy -sweet smelling place that roaches by their very nature find appealing. #2 (Paranoid option) The chemicals in my deodorizer are designed to attract roaches so that I will be inclined to buy more stuff -like roach spray. #3 (Both Paranoid and Non-paranoid) The chemicals in my deodorizer also coincidently attract roaches. Perhaps the company also reuses the chemical in their roach bait -but just didn't care enough to not use it in deodorizer.

03-19-2007, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
undeadninjaz Upright Location: New York	I don't know what roaches are attracted to but if the deodorizer smells like food, I'd say it's more like option #1. I suppose you could always try a different scent and/or brand and see if that has any effects. Or maybe it's just that time of the year where there are more active roaches?