Cockroach infestations
should be addressed as soon as possible. Home remedies may take care of a
portion but by taking precious time to eliminate. Businesses properties(and
homes)may not only suffer from the pests. Reputations may be at risk and result
in loss of income.
Once a
cockroach infestation gets started, its severity is usually determined by the
resources available for cockroach survival–food, water and harborage.The
biggest cockroach problems are often in homes where there is a clutter problem
because, the more stuff people have, especially in the kitchen, the more hiding
places for roaches. But, clean, neat and tidy kitchens can still have roaches.
For example, cockroaches can hide underneath the labels of canned goods and eat
the paste off the labels.
Because
cockroaches tend to frequent garbage cans, sewers and other disease-laden
locations, germs attach to it’s body that can transfer to food contact surfaces
(utensils, plates) during the normal course of roach activities. This includes
disease-causing bacteria: Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Streptococcus
(pneumonia), several helminths (hookwoorm, pinworms, tapeworms), and even
viruses (poliomyelitis). If this isnt convincing that these pests are bad to
live with, cockroaches also produce a powerful allergen that causes allergies
and asthma.
The
biggest problem in U.S. kitchens is the German cockroach, Blattella germanica.
It is a small cockroach, with two distinctive longitudinal stripes just behind
its head. The German cockroach requires moisture regularly, has a high
reproductive rate and is small enough to live in small cracks and crevices.
Infestations are often at it’s worst in the late summer months.
The
standard method of treating for cockroaches has been to spray insecticides on
baseboards and in cupboards, with the hope that cockroaches will crawl across
the band of dried insecticide and the residue left from the application will
kill the pests.This type of treatment is not very effective. Reasons why
include:
Cockroaches
do not live behind baseboards, but live in dark, damp locations near food and
water sources. Efforts to locate and treat these hiding places are much more
effective.
Insecticides
are not 100 percent effective and, unless efforts are made to reduce food,
water and harborage, populations of the prolific German cockroach are likely to
rebound.
Cockroaches
species, including the German cockroach, have developed insecticidal resistance
to many insecticides.
Most
insecticidal sprays, especially aerosol treatments, don’t have much residual
activity. This is also true of “bomb” type applications.
Tools
and Tips for Success:German Cockroaches Feeding
It is
possible to eradicate cockroaches, but effort and persistence must be greater
than the reproductive rate. To be successful, a multi-tactic approach must be
used. This means not relying on a single strategy (like sprays), but using
several types of control tactics.
Sanitation
efforts alone (eliminating food, water, harborage) may not be enough to
eliminate a cockroach problem, but will reduce the population and make other
control efforts work better.
Getting
rid of clutter is extremely important.
Eliminating
water and food will make roaches move farther to obtain them and come into
contact with baits and other control tactics.
Cleaning
cupboards and under/around appliances is important. Keep a vacuum cleaner
handy. Vacuuming roaches is an easy way to make a dent in the population. Just
be sure to take the vacuum cleaner bag outside afterwards.
Because
roaches usually travel pretty close to the hiding areas, use sticky traps (glue
boards) to see where roaches are hiding. Replace the glue boards when the
surface is covered with roaches. Over time, glue boards will indicate how well
controls are working and identify new infestations.
The
biggest improvement in controlling cockroaches in recent years is the
availability of effective bait products. These are available in small plastic
containers (bait stations) or as a dispensable gel. Baits use fipronil,
hydamethylnon, boric acid or abamectin as their active ingredient. Use gel
baits (best) or bait stations in areas where roaches are caught on sticky
traps. Bait areas where roach specks are found�these are locations where
roaches spend a lot of time.
Use
boric acid dusts in wall voids or under appliances. Boric acid, used alone,
isn’t terribly effective, but a good supplementary treatment. When roaches walk
through it, it sticks to their body. They ingest it as they groom themselves
and it is a slow-acting stomach poison.
Dusts
of silica dioxide or diatomaceous earth kill roaches by abrading their waxy
cuticle and desiccating them. Use these in wall voids.
Use
cold or hot temperatures to kill roaches. If roaches get into electronic
appliances, bag them and put them in the freezer overnight.
Cockroaches
can enter businesses in many ways, including through doors, windows,
vents, plumbing, cracks or holes in walls and floors, or via supplier
deliveries.A few Roaches can multiply quickly once inside, prevention is
the key.Pest management in commercial facilities starts with a thorough
understanding of cockroach biology and behavior.Treatment techniques that
conform to industry standards, ensuring one of the smartest and most effective
cockroach management programs available.Commercial Pest Specialists are
screened and randomly drug tested. Training in specific protocols for the
industry, as well as federal, state and local regulatory requirements.
Business
building Year-round monitoring, documentation, and communication help to ensure
the ongoing effectiveness of services.Experienced Ampm service specialists know
local regulations and health codes. Identifying structural and sanitation
threats in the facility and remove the risk of a Roach infestation.
Cockroach
infestations not only carry and spread diseases, but can tarnish business
reputation, tenant satisfaction and profit bottom line. Some pests can even
destroy and seriously damage building infrastructure, leading to expensive
repairs and possible building violations.Ampm Commercial pest control
specailist specialize in treating protecting commercial space & commercial
retail and office spaces.Pest control specilist specialize in manufacturing
facility or warehouse pests that compromise packaging, threaten product
quality, prevent unsanitary conditions for workers or result in regulatory
fines.
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