THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF COCKROACHES

Concerned and creeped out about cockroaches? You’re not alone.

Since the dawn of civilization, cockroaches have been loathed for regularly negatively impacting a person’s quality of life (food poisoning, sickness, breathing sensitivities, etc.) and a business’s bottom line. Their superior adaptability has made these pests natural born survivors since the prehistoric times. They are exceptional well-seasoned hitchhikers and will go/adapt where needed to survive. This is why getting rid of cockroaches is not fast nor is it easy.

Roaches commonly find their way inside homes through hitchhiking in through groceries, luggage and even used appliances which are already infestated. Inside homes and businesses, cockroaches are mostly found in kitchens and bathrooms. Key harbourage sites include:

• Inside cupboards and cabinets
• Behind and under appliances (large and small)
• Around the toilet
• Near food and water sources
• In and around clutter
• Cracks ad crevices
• Wall voids
• Behind wall clocks

Cockroaches can be found in other rooms, which often occurs when a real infestation is present.  

How can you tell that you have a cockroach infestation?

If you discover one or more cockroaches inside your home or business during the day, it’s highly likely a cockroach infestation is present. Cockroaches are nocturnal and hide deep within structures. They do not want to be found by you. If you are seeing them during the day, this means that their population has gotten so large that their nesting sites are over-run.

What’s the best way to get rid of cockroaches?

Eliminating cockroaches can be challenging. It takes time and commonly more than a single treatment to gain control or remedy an infestation. Many people try off-the-shelf bait products or aerosol sprays to eliminate cockroaches, but simply spraying baseboards and live cockroaches that you discover indoors and putting out bait where you think they may be harbouring is an ineffective means to gain control of a cockroach infestation or resolve it.

The best way to get rid of cockroaches is to seek out:

• professional help
• professional equipment
• professional products

This means hiring a licensed pest control expert, experienced with getting rid of the specific species of cockroaches that have invaded your home or business. They will have the knowledge and experience needed to assess the situation, identify the cockroach species, and devise the right treatment plan. Most importantly, an experienced pest control technician will work to find where cockroaches are living in your home or business and will ‘go deep’ to get them and eliminate them.

If you need help solving a cockroach infestation, we’re here to help. Contact us today!