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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen the exterminators come and spray your kitchen, are you supposed to clean up the empty cubboards
or do you let the chemical stay there and put the food away on top (in sealed containers)? Does anybody have experience with this?
ret5hd
(20,523 posts)Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Who wants all of that residue around their dishes and food?
Wear rubber gloves to avoid absorbing the residue through your skin.
irisblue
(33,034 posts)I'd wash the insides, but I'd put fresh shelf paper down before I put my food containers back. You take the food containers out of a cupboard, put them on the counter and transfer the chemical residue to your countertop. Can you check with the exterminators for advice, they would know the dry time & effective time for their chemicals. Good luck, this sounds like a long job
emilyg
(22,742 posts)applegrove
(118,807 posts)emilyg
(22,742 posts)and something else in it - comes in a big squirt tube. Put in under sink, in cracks, around pipes. I don't clean it till I change it. It's called Roacj Away. They are many different companies who make the same stuff. Walgreen's, Walmart, etc. carry it.
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)wash the edges and corners, which is where the buggies like to run and hide. You want the residue to stay there.
applegrove
(118,807 posts)SalenaKennedy
(1 post)Ask the exterminators before they leave. If You are not satisfied by their answer and still have doubts clean it up. Use tea tree oil as a solution for cleaning.