Roaches are common household pests that most people detest for their dirty and contaminative nature. They don’t stink but are mostly found in stinking places like sewage making them generally disgusting. They mostly lurk around cupboards, kitchen cabinets, and bathrooms.

Sometimes, roaches’ infestation can go beyond what you can handle. In that case, you can check here to get help from professional pest control services because roaches are ‘pros’ at hiding and sneaking into your home, spreading infections, and contaminating food.

As you battle these annoying pests, keep an eye on the situation, especially in areas of high concentration like behind your toilets, between your refrigerator and floor, and spaces between wooden cupboards where food items are kept. You can find out more info on pest exterminators in Midland.

Proven methods for getting rid of roaches

1. Eliminate hiding spaces and entry points

Roaches need a place to live, and they’d always strive to make homes for themselves in your home. Clearing away clutters would help. If you have openings like crevices, cracks, or gaps between tiles, ensure that you block them all. They’re mostly entry points for roaches. Also, observe and block every opening you notice on windows and door frames (especially underneath door openings).

2. Get rid of standing water

Stagnant water is undoubtedly a contributive factor to the survival of roaches around your house. As long as they find comfort around your house, there’s no stopping them from entering. So make sure to fix every leaking pipe or faulty plumbing. Keep your sink always dry, and empty your refrigerator’s dish tray.

3. Keep your home clean

Everyone knows that roaches are attracted to filth. Hence they’re always looking for food, crumbs, spoilt or rotten foodstuff, and even filth shelter. As a result, it is necessary that you clean your home regularly as it is a sure bet to keeping them at bay.  Here are some helpful practices:

• You should clear dishes after meals quickly and don’t hesitate to wipe up spills.
• Clean and spray cardboard boxes once in a while.
• Sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming should be practiced regularly.
• If you have a pet, always ensure to keep pet food dishes clean
• Always make sure that your foodstuff is well-kept and covered.
• Clean the interior and exterior of garbage cans.
• Adopt airtight containers for storage.
• Likewise, throw away trash as and when due.
• Regularly clean under all your electronic appliances, like TV shelves,  refrigerators, etc.

4. Set traps and baits

As you would for rats, traps, and baits are also effective for controlling roaches. Just get a nice bait to glue them to a sticky surface. You could also use a more powerful option-chemical bait beside the sticky glue trap. Chemical baits consist of potent insecticides that would kill them upon contact or consumption. Once you have bait, mix thoroughly with the insecticide, and allow the cockroaches to have a good meal time. Once they eat it, they’ll live long enough to return to their caves/hideouts once they eat it. Once a domino effect is created from their death, any roach that feeds on the dead ones will also get infected by the poison.

Conclusion

People generally believe that roaches are hard to eradicate because they can survive for two weeks without water and as long as two months without food. Nevertheless, there are different preventive measures that you can take to eliminate existing roaches from your home while keeping others from invading your property.

Khalil Ur Rehman

Khalil ur Rehman is a proud born and raised in Abbottabad. Khalil has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade having contributed to several large publications including the Yahoo News and The Verge. As a journalist for The Hear Up, Khalil covers climate and science news. [email protected]