A cockroach infestation is always easier to get rid of if you choose professional pest control services. Cockroaches are very resistant and hardy insects, so getting rid of cockroaches yourself can be difficult. Professional pest control will be able to use a licensed gel or insecticide, which the cockroaches eat and die off. Licensed gel baits are only available to professional pest control services, as their use is carefully monitored and regulated.
For a severe or heavy cockroach infestation, a good pest control company will also recommend fogging with an insecticide as well as using gel bait. This makes the cockroach extermination process much quicker and more effective, and can be required in serious cases.
The most obvious sign of a cockroach infestation is seeing live cockroaches. Cockroaches like water so it is common to see cockroaches in kitchens or bathrooms. They will often shelter in cupboards or behind units during the day, and come out at night to feed. Cockroaches spread rapidly, so the sooner cockroach pest control is implemented the better.
Cockroach pest control is usually a minimum two visit pest control program, rather than a one off visit. On the first visit your pest control technician will asses the situation and carry out the most appropriate cockroach control method. They then normally follow up approximately one week later to re-asses and confirm if the infestation is finished. If additional pest control visits are then required your pest control technician will discuss this with you, however a good pest control company will endeavour to complete all pest control services in as few visits as possible.
Pest control will often recommend not clearing up any dead cockroaches, as they will eat each other, and the toxins from the gel bait will then be ingested by the feeding cockroaches, and this speeds up the process. It’s important to clear away all food, and keep stored food in vermin or insect proof containers. This will also support the cockroach extermination program.
Cockroaches will travel in luggage, so if visit a country where cockroaches are prevalent, it’s worth being vigilant as preventing cockroaches entering your home is always easier then embarking on cockroach pest control and extermination.
