Cockroach Infestation, What to Do?

!: Cockroach Infestation, What to Do?

Finding just one little roach could be considered an infestation and should be treated like so. So if you have found more than one roach scurrying around your house then it is quite likely that a whole load more are hiding away between floorboard or in the walls.

However don't despair, they are only insects after all and not as clever as us advanced monkeys!

The trick here is to basically deter cockroaches from using your home as their home and at the same time you need to try and find a way to destroy their nest so that they don't keep coming back.

Cockroaches like moist. dark and damp areas to hide in, with easy access to food and water. Often a kitchen or a bathroom provides exactly what they need so these are the likely places that you will find them or evidence of them.

Seek out droppings in corners and cupboards. Sometimes they can look like mouse droppings but if you have seen a roach scurrying around you can almost be sure they belong to them. Also look for any cracks and places that the roaches may be using to get into your property. Once you have their paths mapped out it can help in the control.

You need to clean everything, sanitize worktops and make sure no food crumbs or still water is left around for them to feast on. This includes wiping sinks dry and drying washing up that has been left to drain.

You then need to bait them with something that they can take back to the nest so the problem can be dealt with at the source.

I find Boric Acid powder works a treat for this job and it's very cheap, much cheaper than an exterminator!

Keep up these practices and you should find that sightings and finding of droppings reduce until eventually there is no trace of them anywhere.