Cockroach Prevention and Extermination Service

Cockroaches are well-known pests. They can spread disease, damage items, and their populations can grow very quickly from a single egg-carrying female to a full-fledged, widespread infestation. While the extermination of this small pest can be difficult if the entire population is not eliminated at once, there are various methods used for control.

Cockroaches are unique and displeasing creatures which have adapted themselves for millions of years to thrive best in a wide range of habitats. They destroy fabric and paper as they come in contact with, resulting in triggered allergic reactions, asthma, and spreading disease-causing pathogens.

Thirty species of cockroaches are associated with human habitats and considered as pests, though a few most commonly create a nuisance to the urban community.

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Preparation

1. Clean the home prior to the pest control visit, and maintain the home as neatly as possible afterward for long-term results. This helps to eliminate competing food sources for insects. When the home is clean, the roaches will be more easily attracted to the bait rather than to other food sources.
2. Cover and store any open food. Remove all foods, small appliances, and other small items from countertops.
3. Store and/or cover baby toys, supplies, crib mattress, changing table, etc.
4. Mop/scrub kitchen and other hard floors and woodwork with detergent. Thoroughly vacuum carpeted floors.
5. Vacuum up any visible roaches and eggs just before the service visit. The vacuum’s crevice attachment will help to get into cracks. After vacuuming, take the vacuum cleaner outside, remove the vacuum bag, seal it, and discard it in trash. Take a damp cloth and wipe down the entire vacuum cleaner. If any cockroaches or eggs are seen after this is completed, re-vacuum or otherwise kill them.
6. Always keep garbage in closed containers and take out the garbage every night.
7. Remove items from the top of the refrigerator, stove, and any other large appliances that could not be stored. Just prior to service, move these appliances away from the wall and clean behind and beneath them. If the stove has a removable bottom drawer that opens to the floor, you can simply pull this out and clean it and the floor beneath. It will then not be necessary to move the entire stove.
8. Be sure that the pest control professional has free and full access to anywhere that cockroaches have been seen (and anywhere specified by the PCO).
9. Discard all excess paper products and any other piles of trash, as these will provide harborage areas for roaches and other pests.
   Homeowners should repair any water leaks immediately upon detection; apartment residents should report the leak to maintenance immediately upon detection.
10. After service, keep sanitation to as high a level as possible to allow all products to work as swiftly as possible. Do not touch cockroach gel or allow children or pets to get near it for the appropriate amount of time.

Cockroaches that have eaten the gel can kill other cockroaches. This happens because cockroaches are in the habit of feeding on carcasses of dead individuals (called necrophagy) and the fecal matter of cockroaches that have fed on gel bait. Such death of cockroaches due to their feeding on excreta of other cockroaches and remains of dead ones is called the cascading effect.

The science behind the cascading effect leads to quick eradication of all members of the population. Generally, about eighty percent of cockroaches in a colony die in one week after gel baiting. The remaining cockroaches are effectively controlled within three weeks.

If you make your home inhospitable for cockroaches, there are lesser chances of you finding them at your place. You can take the following measures to make your space inhospitable.

1. Seal all cracks and crevices inside and outside your home, as those places can harbor cockroaches.
2. Avoid moisture build-up by unclogging drains and fixing leaks.
3. Soak dishes in the sink overnight with a soapy solution to prevent cockroaches from accessing food residues in the dishes.
4. Wipe and remove traces of sugary solutions when cleaning dining tables as such residues can attract cockroaches which like to feed on sugar.
5. Dispose-off any unused cardboard packaging as it is a favored material of cockroaches to lay eggs and multiply.

Cockroach-borne diseases are very common, especially among children. Cockroaches survive extreme climates and are on the lookout for food, which in turn contaminates your kitchen. The treatment will be carried out by applying a residual insecticide to all infested areas, breeding spots and entry points to control the cockroach infestation & prevent cross infestation to the premises.

Cockroaches cannot be eliminated – they always find ways to enter our homes and hide. Regular expert intervention can control them without using excessive toxic chemicals. Cockroaches are the most common problem faced by every homeowner and they will never stop trying to get into your home in search of food, water, and shelter before you ever realize they’re in your home. Cockroaches are the most familiar problem creator pest that causes various serious diseases and nuisance.

FUN FACTS – COCKROACHES

1. The world’s largest roach which lives in South America is six inches long with a one foot wingspan
2. Some female cockroaches mate once and are pregnant for the rest of their lives (bummer).
3. A cockroach can live a week without its head. The roach only dies because without a mouth, it can not drink water and dies of thirst.
4. Cockroaches can run up to three miles in an hour.
5. Cockroaches can live without food for a month, but will only survive a week without water.
6. Cockroaches can climb walls because they are equipped with a set of little claws on their feet designed for that very purpose.
7. Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.

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