Get Rid of Those German Cockroaches

People often get upset when they find German cockroaches in their home, especially when their home is spotless and next to immaculate. Truth is, German roaches can find their way into your home through crates, cardboard boxes, paper sacks, grocery sacks, laundry, food products, suitcases, lumber, purses, and yes, even your clothes...no matter how clean your home is.

Roaches don't need much food to thrive. Small deposits of grease, sugar or other food residue in difficult to access areas, such as: drains, behind refrigerators, under dishwashers, or inside cracks and crevices in kitchen cupboards or bathroom cabinets allow these resilient pests to live, breed and multiply. Even when they don't have anything else to eat, they'll eat each other!

Each German roach egg sac contains between 28-36 roaches. Once they hatch, they go from nymph to adult in 2 weeks and are ready to multiply again. If you get even 2 egg sacs hatched in your house, you've got yourself an infestation.

Spraying roaches with an over-the-counter aerosol insecticide won't do much to stop a growing population. Even applying a pesticide barrier around the outside or inside of your home doesn't deter them either. You usually carry them right in thru your front door in boxes, paper bags or crates.

Where and how a pesticide is applied is an important part of getting an infestation under control. Many of the chemicals professional pest control companies use are actually less toxic and more

environmental friendly than retail, over the counter pesticides. Yet, they're also more effective in controlling and getting rid of targeted pests.

A wet spray for highly infested areas would be recommended for the initial cleanout of German roaches. Spraying under sinks and in cabinets with a water based, low toxic solution (Suspend) would be the first step. Let it dry for about 3 hours before allowing pets and children back in the area.

The second step would be the placement of roach bait stations (Maxforce) under sinks and in cabinets. Placements of these stations are critical to your success. Place the stations in corners under the sink and cabinets. I recommend placing it high in the cabinets rather than low. Stick them along the joints in dark areas. Replace them every month for the first 3 months then every 3 months after that.

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John Baraquio is the President of Able Pest Exterminators, Inc in Honolulu, HI. He has been involved in the pest control industry for over 20 years. He has spoken on many occasions to Realtors, homeowners and property managers about pest, termite and rodent control. He is a member of the Hawaii Pest Control Association and has been nominated Young Outstanding Filipino Entrepreneur in 2004 by the Filipino Chamber of Commerce. He currently lives in Hawaii with his wife and two children.