How To Deal With Cockroach Infestation In Your Home

Thursday, February 24, 2011

By Allan Keithly


Cockroaches are tiny but irksome creatures that thrive in almost all regions and climes. They usually thrive in dark and humid areas of a house and survive on any kind of organic matter. They not only spoil food and other items but also carry germs of innumerable diseases. Therefore, one needs to eliminate the cockroach population in a lasting and effective manner.

Most people looking for an effective remedy for the cockroach menace resort to usage of chemicals and sprays that eventually turn out to be quite harmful for humans as well. Thus, it is advisable to make use of natural means for driving the cockroaches out of the house instead of using chemicals.

You can begin with bringing about small changes in the kitchen routines like keeping the kitchen sink and the area underneath it clean and ensuring that dirty utensils are not left in the sink for a long time. As cockroaches like dark and wet places, the region in and around the sink provides them with the best suited environment to multiply. You must try to keep all your food items covered in order to stop attracting the cockroaches to attack your food.

It is important to seal all the cracks and spaces, especially those close to your drainages and water pipes as these are the primary points of entry for cockroaches. You must also make sure that the areas close to sewers are thoroughly dry and clean so that they do not become breeding grounds for cockroaches. If your residence is close to a garbage dumping area or an exposed drainage, you need to take measures to find a way for distancing from them, as these could be the prime reasons for repeated cockroach invasion in your house.

Last but not the least, if you have to use chemical substances despite all these precautions then go for milder chemicals such as boric acid instead of the stronger ones normally available in the market.

Why must you take the trouble of administering pest control measures for your home? Although you think that nothing will obligate you to move, you might, one day, be putting your house up for sale because of some reason. No matter how attractive your house is from the outside, real estate agents and buyers would steer clear of it if they see marks of pest infestations. For example, even you yourself would not be happy if the property you are planning to purchase is overran with termites. Also, if you are considering utilizing your home as a collateral for a loan, there is a higher likelihood that a lending company would deny your loan application if they see pest infestation when they do an ocular inspection of your property. Hence, in order for your property to remain as a smart investment, just consider the fee for hiring a professional pest exterminator as a precaution to the preservation of the structural quality of your abode.




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