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We are in the process of moving into an apartment. We know that the apartment folks treat for "pests". I found a sizeable cockroach carcass under the sink when I was putting away some of our gear. How do most of you folks handle roaches or at least minimize them in your living environment. I know that most of us have large quantities of fruit laying around to ripen and this just seems like it wil…