I live in a very warm and wet climate, and have never had this issue.
Clean your house bro
Go to your hardware store, buy some gap filler and to stop the bugs coming in you could fill up all the holes in your
housepcIf you have bugs coming from outside, you can hire an exterminator to spray around the premier of your home to keep them out. If you’ve got an infestation, you’re going to have to deal with that. You can’t protect just your computer, without sealing it behind plastic or something.
By keeping them out of my home.
I live in Hong Kong, very warm and wet. We simply have mosquito nets on every window. Alternatively you can try to live higher.
But even without those, I don’t really see much people having this problem. Perhaps it’s sampling bias.
live higher
I tried some LSD and now my computer is filled with glow-in-the-dark molemen. :|
They don’t harm your computer like insects do. Problem solved :>
I recommend a liberal application of flame throwers.
I wish someone just commits arson on my house so insurance can fix this.
Anyone wanna get a quick release of dopamine by performing an exorcism on my cursed house? (with a flame thrower)
Just kidding… unless… 👀
They’re attracted to the heat your devices put off. If possible, keep them powered off when not in use, instead of in sleep/rest modes as those can still keep some systems running warm enough to be inviting to pests. Keeping things elevated also helps, so if your PC sits on the floor, you should consider clearing some space on your desk, instead.
If possible, nothing that’s plugged into a wall should rest on your floors. Elevate everything you can; your computers, your TV, your game consoles, your router, the brick for your laptop charger… Keep it all on a desk or shelf or something, if possible. If you have the resources, use an IR camera to scout for hotspots on your floors, as a lot of devices will put off more heat than you may assume.
Elevate everything you can; your computers, your TV, your game consoles, your router, the brick for your laptop charger… Keep it all on a desk or shelf or something, if possible
Wrap roach trap tape/ very very strong double sided tape on your desks legs
Those things can fly, but they prefer to crawl
Roaches fly???
Moved to Colorado.
Recurring treatment by a professional service, otherwise use a roach killer product with boric acid (or just buy boric acid). It’s the only thing that’s actually worked for me.
I bought a refrigerator from Best Buy about 7 years ago and when it arrived it came with cockroaches. For days after the fridge was delivered I’d find dead roaches on the floor or see them scamper away when I turned on the light. So I bought a big bag of boric acid powder and lightly sprinkled that stuff around the kitchen floor leaving a nice thin dusty coat on the tile. After three days I vacuumed up the powder and I never saw another roach again.
I am happy to say it’s not warm or wet enough here that I ever had to ask this question. I will now proceed scrolling and act like this question has never been asked.
I don’t think there are any holes in my computer large enough for roaches to get into, but I did once have a router that I only realized had an ant colony inside of it when I took it apart to move. Not sure how to prevent that from happening again.
Pet anteater.
Stick traps around the base
Proper pest control. Hire a professional to complete a service as often as is needed. Mine comes once a quarter and covers both inside and outside of the house. Very convenient.
Where I live, roaches are particularly bad. Especially the tiny ones. The $100 I give to Terminex every quarter is probably the only bill I am very happy to pay. They do a good job.
