We don't have cockroaches like that, thankfully. That is probably the only real advantage of living where winters are absolutely miserable.
I use the basket pots so that helps a great deal on eliminating good hiding places.
I get the ants living in my non-orchids. Usually I just set out some baits or soak the pots overnight and the ants are gone but last fall, there was some type of tiny ant that didn't touch the baits and didn't drown. Granular rose system, watered into the soil very well, finished them off.
I have contemplated becoming a year-round indoor grower someday, though. It is really a pain to carry the plants inside and outside and with the crazy weather we've been having these past ten years, I just don't know if it is worth it any more. I tried lights this winter with the orchids and had a spider mite problem for the first time. I need to find a way to get the humidity higher under those lights. I might try a clear plastic drop cloth over the growing area this winter and see if that helps.
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