In the last two weeks I have been in german roach hell, and I want to say thank you to all the amateur and professional exterminators who contribute here. It really provided some solace to me in my darkest hours. I have one last, significant hurdle in my journey that I am seeking advice on.

Basically, the background is that my 1br apartment of belongings was moved into an apartment with a significant german roach infestation on July 2. I managed to cancel the lease and move my stuff out to a 10'x15' storage unit on July 9 (along with some basic mini Combat traps). I left behind the stuff that seemed to be problematic or possibly infested. This included the dish boxes, the couch, the mattress, and the items I had placed in the bathroom and kitchen, where the infestation was worst. The couch had definitely become infested because on the day of the move out, I observed many (crawling/moving?) egg sacs or larvae behind the seat cushions. One of the dish boxes also had an oiled cast iron pan which I believe was exciting attention.

On my first trip back to the storage unit on July 12, I did some detailed inspections, and added some larger Combat Max traps and glue paper traps for monitoring. (I know the Max traps are better suited for Americans, but I was just trying some basic scorched earth tactics.) I only detected one live roach, one mite/non-roach, and two dead roaches (one adult male, one juvenile). I looked inside the corners of all the shelving and opened a few boxes. I carefully examined the storage room floor, the existing traps, and the areas, with a bright flashlight. The one live roach was found on a heavy wood panel for my bedframe when I moved it.

Overall, the storage unit seems well quarantined and inhospitable for Germans. It is only about one half full, with many aisles of empty space, and it is not overcrowded. It is climate controlled, but not ice cold or zero humidity. It is dry and I am pretty certain pre-sprayed before I moved my stuff in. The dead adult was frozen in place by the storage door like he'd hit a lethal spray patch.

Anyways, I have a number of things I'd like to get out of there, but I'm struggling to find Hunter Mentality at this stage. It seems anything I take out runs the risk of spreading infestation to my upcoming new apartment, which I wouldn't be able to handle. It would psychologically break me.

It seems like I should be able to carefully inspect anything I take out and then quarantine it one by one, but I am fearful of the risk of failure. I live in a state without Alpine WSG access and it's hard for me to treat the unit myself, because of transportation and various reasons, or even be sure how much good that would do, since roaches could be hiding in boxes, or on wooden furniture. There are probably 20-30 boxes total.

I could get an exterminator for $250 to go to the unit twice, or keep monitoring the glue traps and take stuff out piece by piece, after making close inspections. Is this my best option? I am so fearful and tempted to just leave everything there for months, and repurchase the main stuff I need (TV, coffee table, etc) but all this has already been so expensive.

ARGH! Thank you in advance for your thoughts & questions.