# An insect problem

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/an-insect-problem/21493>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [April 6, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/an-insect-problem/21493 "2019-04-06T00:58:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![skeggley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/skeggley/32/27522_2.png) [@skeggley](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/skeggley)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/an-insect-problem/21493/2 "2019-04-06T01:02:27Z")

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Hiya Jacqui, welcome to the forum.

> [@Cockroach control](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/cockroach-control/9239):
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> I am a new beekeeper. My hives are about 50 metres from the house. Annually I have a cockroach and bug spray done in and around the house as they have in the past been an issue. With bees now on my property should I cease this pest eradication routine or are there alternatives?

Keep the colony strong.

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