I feel your pain ES!!! In my last apartment and in my new apartment, I have had that problem. In both cases, I just moved the cat's bowl away for a day, kept kitties in another room for a few hours, and then sprayed the heck out of the area with bug spray. It's worked so far, but if I see any more, I will try mint and lavendar oil. They're certainly safer for the kitties than Raid!!!