Bed bugs and Pests
Pest exterminators Dhanush Madhavan and Nalaka Daundaratne
Cockroach Infestation
Cockroaches are known to been around us since thousands of years ago. It’s since the industrial times and their infestations were notedly became an issue for our livelihoods. Roaches are feed on any organic food material in our households. Especially, attracted to starch, sugar and carbohydrates saturated foods like bread, sweets, pasta, rice, etc. Also, having a source of water around them is important for Cockroaches. It makes them more likely to live in washrooms and around kitchen sinks and contaminate the drinking water supply quite often. Therefore, Dhanush and Nalaka Daundaratne highly advice to give your areas as washroom and where drinking water supplies equal priority when laying traps and performing pest control activities related to cockroach infestations. Unlike bed bugs, cockroaches are attracted to unclean places where food particles lying around or with easy access to human or animal foods. Since they cannot cut or chew open boxes or packaging and not Arron enough to push open any lid, it’s highly important that we maintain good practices as placing foods in sealable containers and cleaning kitchen and similar surface areas thoroughly. Roaches are nocturnal bugs and will come out from hiding places in nights to feed mostly. However, in places that’s been isolated for several days, they will come out to feed the whole day. This is because they detect our presence with their high sensitivity to vibrations that we make with our movements. So, when we are not around, it will be party time for cockroaches.
Kinds of Roaches in North America
There are several kinds of roaches live among us. German cockroach, American cockroach, Oriental cockroach and brown striped are the ones that possibly can be found in home environments. Among these, German cockroaches are the most common around cities and residential areas in every province coast to coast. Refer to the image by Nalaka Daundararne and Dhanush to take an understanding of German cockroaches look like. Typically, they are light to dark brown in colour and an adult is about the 3.5-4.5cm long. While they have wings, they can only use them to jump a short distance rather than maintain a sustained flight. If you like to learn more deeply about their anatomy and how each kind distinguished from appearance, refer to this great external information source on detailed information on cockroaches.
Do cockroaches spread illnesses?
Answer is "Yes". Roaches live in all kinds of hidden spaces as behind walls, sewers, pipes, garbage bins and waste lines. They feed on from raw food, fresh foods to human and animal wastes in spaces as kitchen pantry, severs and waste containers. Since they are constantly exposed to unclean areas and elements, easily can contaminate our water, food and the environment with number of disease-causing germs and microbes. Salmonella, rotavirus and c-difficile are few of the illnesses that cockroaches can be responsible of. Further, direct bodily contact of cockroach saliva, droppings and liquid aspect of excretions can cause skin reactions, allergies, skin irritations and several problematic conditions. This is more prominent in some children compared to adults. However, the only Ian level remains the same.
Nalaka Daundaratne - Dhanush Madhavan (Pest Controllers)
Basics of Getting rid of Cockroaches
Getting rid of cockroaches doesn’t have a one magic solution. It’s a process that involves time and effort. Here are few things to concern before you plan to exterminate roaches by your self:
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If you are a tenant check with your building owner whether they hold the responsibility to get rid of the roaches in the building. Refer to your agreements and local rules and policies around pest controlling responsibilities of both landlord and renter. For example, it’s very common around in North America that such pest infestation management are responsibilities of property managing authority
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So severe cockroach manifestations which is clearly making significantly or completely inhabitable, it’s important to take service of a professional exterminator
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If you see few moving around always assume that you have 100s or more hiding around and do not underestimate the level of your pest problem
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You must be committed to word hard for number of times or days to fight cockroach problem. Consistency is very important
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If you live in a building, most likely the whole place in infested with roaches. So, inform the authorizes of the owners or other tenants to take a coordinated action to get rid of the cockroaches.
Nalaka Daundaratne - Dhanush Madhavan (Pest Controllers)