Professional Cockroach Control Is The Way To Go For Your Lawrenceville Home

Cockroaches In Your Home Is A Major Risk To Your Health

Pest cockroaches get into dirty places and spread harmful bacteria. All of the roaches above are considered a health threat. In most cases, the greatest concern is stomach illness but cockroaches are associated with at least seven human pathogens and are known to increase hospitalizations for asthma-related symptoms. They also can pick up harmful chemicals and spread them around inside your home if you use cockroach control products. It is best to use all-natural and environmentally friendly methods.

Why DIY Cockroach Control Is A Waste Of Time And Money

Cockroaches aren't easy to control. They can reject your baits, resist your insecticides, avoid your traps, and reproduce quicker than you can remove them from your home. You can spend money on products and get sick and lose time from work, and ultimately end up contacting a professional and putting that cost on top of everything else. Our recommendation is to skip the middleman and contact a licensed professional first. You may also spend your money wisely and invest in home repairs and upgrades that naturally drive roaches out. Here are some suggestions and why they work:

• Repair any leaking faucets, showerheads, pipes, and garbage disposals. Leaks provide water droplets for cockroaches to drink and elevate humidity levels which some roaches need for hydration. If pest roaches have high moisture requirements, and your home is dry, the roaches may go back outside where damp conditions are present. 
• Replace moisture-damaged wood. Cockroaches like to get inside gaps and cracks because these insects are thigmotactic. They prefer tight spaces in wood because they find rotting organic matter, fungus, mold, and bugs to eat. Moisture leads to rot, and rot creates gaps. Replacing wood strengthens your home and makes it resistant to bugs and the cockroaches that eat them.
• Move scrap wood, stacked wood, and dead branches away from your exterior walls. When cockroaches explore wood near your home, they are more likely to find their way indoors. We recommend getting plastic bins to store wood inside. Plastic bins prevent the wood from sitting on the ground where it can get damp and where it is easily accessible to cockroaches and other pests.    
• Use a caulking gun or cans of spray foam to fill in gaps and cracks in your exterior and gaps around the pipe under your kitchen sink. Cockroaches use these entry points to go in and out of homes. Gaps create a recipe for sickness because cockroaches go from dirty places outside to clean places inside. On top of cockroach control, filling gaps helps you keep moisture out and temperature-controlled air inside.
• On the outside of your home, repair gutter breaks and ensure your gutters are free of clogs. Moisture problems cause wood to decay, and decaying wood invites cockroaches, termites, carpenter ants, silverfish, and many other pests. Some homeowners install gutter protectors, which keep leaf debris out and prevent blockages.    
• Clean your home thoroughly, including the sides of your oven and hidden gaps in your kitchen, pantry, and bathrooms. It is a lot of work to deep clean, but it is well worth the effort. Cockroaches are far from the only pests deterred by a clean home.
• Purchase trash receptacles that have tight-fitting lids. The food your throw away is an attractant for cockroaches and other pests. Most receptacles have covers with gaps that cockroaches can easily squeeze past. Along with this, gaps allow the scent of garbage to escape. When roaches get a whiff of that, they will be motivated to get inside.

Now that you know the basics of how to get rid of cockroaches naturally, let's talk about what a licensed pest control professional can do to help you get ahead of cockroach infestations and prevent infestations.