How to Secure House from Cockroach Penetration

One of the most common signs of cockroach penetration is if you find any feces lying around that look like grains of black pepper and/or brown egg cases. As cockroaches flourish in warm and damp atmospheres, they come out at nighttime and feed on whatever they can find in the house. If you have found any cockroaches running about in your house or have seen the egg cases, cockroach penetration control should be complied with instantly.

CausesTo help understand why this issue occurred in the first place, you need to know what causes cockroach penetration. Here are some facts about cockroaches that might help understand the entire picture.

• Un-kept and unsanitary environment aid cockroach penetration.
• Already infested areas attract female cockroaches that are carrying the egg sacs on their belly.
• Unwanted sources of water and food become their hiding places.

• All leftover food that is fallen from kitchen countertops and dishes should be taken away or vacuumed immediately.
• It is essential to take away all standing water in bathrooms and under sinks, as cockroaches easily get attracted to standing water
• All unused food on the kitchen countertops after cooking should be cleaned and washed as well.

Do not forget to look at obvious places like laundry piles, stacks of boxes (which are not moved for a long time), and garbage bins in and around the house as these are common hiding places for cockroaches. Try to keep all these areas clean to stop cockroaches from finding a corner or crack to get into. For better results, seal all the openings and cracks with strong tape.

You can buy glue traps and pesticides, particularly perimeter sprays, which kill cockroaches and prevent their infestation. The spray usually works for about a month or two. You can:

• Prepare a soapy water to wipe the insides the cupboards and drawers
• Spray the insecticide in all the corners and put the glue traps near the fridge, sinks, around the kitchen and house
• Regularly check the glue traps and kill the cockroaches that are caught.

Make sure that you coordinate with your exterminator to try and solve the cockroach problem thoroughly, so that the penetration never occurs again.

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