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Cockroaches can be unpleasant to see around, they carry substances such as faeces on their body. Releasing substances into the air, causing allergic reactions or asthma attacks.
Eliminate Every Potential Entryway
How to Get Rid of Cockroaches?
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The three types of cockroaches in Singapore are German,ย brown-banded,ย and American. Each has different characteristics. Using different methods to eliminate. You can learn more about their characteristics from our cockroach page.
Cockroaches are one of the mostย common house pests known to humankind.ย They enter your home searching for food, crumbs and spills, water source and shelter. Once they have infested an area, they multiply quickly. This poses a threat to you and your family's health.ย
They harbour harmful bacteria that can lead to diarrhoea, allergy, asthma, and skin irritations. A strong musty odour can easily detect a severe cockroach infestation. It also makes living conditions rather unpleasant.
Harbouring harmful bacteria that can lead to diarrhoea, allergy, asthma, and skin irritations. A severe cockroach infestation can be easily detect by a strong musty odour, makes living conditions rather unpleasant. Should you wish to prevent your premises from turning into a haven for cockroaches. Here is our expert guide on how to kill cockroaches, steps to rid of cockroaches and prevent them from returning.
Follow our expert guide on:
1.ย ย ย ย ย How to spot them
2.ย ย ย ย ย Steps to eliminate cockroach
3.ย ย ย ย ย Why home remedies might not work
Steps to Eliminate Cockroaches
How To Kill Cockroaches
German Cockroach
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The female cockroach does a good job of hiding their eggs. This allows the success rate of each egg case to nymph or baby cockroach at a higher rate. An egg case can result in 30-40 nymphs. This is why it is difficult to get rid of cockroaches without a proper pest control service.
People find it more difficult to get rid of German cockroaches than other types. They find any cracks or crevices to hide and harbour. You can easily find them harbouring at many different locations throughout the kitchen.
In Singapore, German cockroach infestation accounts for the most demerit points given by the SFA in an F&B outlet. Some have even resulted in a temporary closure. This is something that should not be taken lightly.
Although it is more commonly found in F&B outlets, homes are not spare either. Safe to say, it can start an infestation anywhere.
Solution:
Proper housekeeping is essential
Any food supplies brought into your premises by carton boxes must be examined properly.
Gel baiting works the best to get rid of cockroaches.
Residual treatment is best used if the infestation is high.
DIY remedies might not be as effective because of their alarmingly high breeding cycle.
American Cockroach
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American cockroaches can be found in many places. Almost everyone in Singapore associates them as the "flying cockroach". They are the largest of the 3 commonly found cockroaches in Singapore.
As an expert in the pest control industry, we always look for the source.
American cockroaches are known as the sewer roaches. Anything that can be linked to the sewerage could potentially cause an infestation.
HDB flats, apartments, and residential units with a rubbish chute are more likely to have an American cockroach infestation. The rubbish chute is linked directly allowing the cockroach to enter your home.
Weekly pest control is done to the main rubbish chute normally in the form of fogging treatment. When this happens, a number of them will die while the rest will 'run for cover ". Running for cover means, they get to people's homes.
You will also have pipes linked to the underground and this is where these cockroaches could come and enter your home. Floor traps can also be another entry point for them.
For those staying in landed property, your chances of having them in your home significantly increase as one or two manholes are usually found in your backyard.
For businesses such as F&B outlets, look into your waste management plan.
Do you leave your rubbish bin outside after operating hours? How often do you throw your rubbish? Is your rubbish dump infested with cockroaches? Is there a manhole within your premises?
Solution:
Keep a schedule for your pest control work at your main rubbish chute. Ensure that you tape up the rubbish chute the day before the treatment. This prevents them from entering your home to avoid getting killed.
Place granular baits on the kitchen cabinets as roach baits.
Place anti-insect traps at the floor trap.
Use diatomaceous earth where possible.
If you have pest control services, insist on having the manholes treated every bi-monthly.
Pay more attention during the rainy season as the water level rises in the sewerage. This pushes the American cockroach to start looking for another place to harbour.
One sign of a cockroach infestation is when you start seeing them in the daytime. They are nocturnal by nature. So if they are out looking for food outside their hours, it's a tell-tale sign of a heavy infestation.
Brown-banded Cockroach
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The smallest of the lots. You hardly find them in a cluster. So treating them requires more patience and attention to detail.
You can find them in offices, bedrooms, and schools.
They prefer dry areas and feed on starch as one of their main food staples.
This is why it is common to find them in schools. Stationaries and books that have glue in them could be a food source. Offices are another place that has abundant food sources for them.
In the bedroom, some laminated cabinets use glue to stick with the plywood. Thus another food source. Let's not forget your makeup kit.
Solution:
Monitor the in and out of supplies in your office. Have a designated area to unpack.
Gel baiting works well with them.
Do not store food at your office table.
Conclusion: Prevention is better than cure
Ultimate Cockroach Prevention Tips
The best way to eliminate and prevent cockroaches permanently. Exclusion from their natural habits and essential needs. Eliminate all the reasons for them to invade your property and the entry points.
Here are some of the important cockroach control experts tips to rid of roaches:
Maintain A Proper Food Storage
They need a continuous supply of food and water to survive daily. Clear the dirty dishes in the sink regularly to avoid attracting the cockroaches to access food. Store open pantry food packages in sealed airtight containers, out of reach to pests. Wipe and vacuum any leftover food crumbs off the floors, and tables, and wipe kitchen countertops often.
Fixing Leaky Pipes and Taps
The water source plays a major role in enabling cockroaches to thrive and reproduce quickly. Inspect for pipe leaks in places like under sinks or at the bottom of the refrigerator for pooled stagnant water. Cockroaches favour these conditions.
Replace leaky faucets and repair all the taps and pipes. Look for areas around your property that collect standing water.
Find Potential Hiding Spot
During the daytime, cockroachesย prefer to hideย in dark spaces. Storage boxes, and stacks of old newspapers. Their faeces and smear marks are a giveaway sign and usually look like coffee grounds.
The kitchen sink is another place to inspect. Dirty dishes should be clear as often as possible. Popular spots include behind the refrigerator, under the sink, and in crevices of cabinets, doors and shelves.
Check corners of the closet doors, bathroom and wardrobes for any signs of their presence. Instead of providing them with a potential hiding space, you can tear down the boxes and send them to a recycle bin to declutter.
Seal Off All the Entry Point
Patch and seal to close up any entry points possible from the interior to the exterior of the property. Try fixing a door brush. It covers gaps between the bottom of the door to the ground.
Seal the sink drainage, cracks, and crevices with silicon to close the gaps and prevent further infestation.
Do-it-yourself remedy can tackle minor infestation. Use baking soda, boric acid or equal part of essential oil and water.
These remedies will help to mask the problem. Preventing a major infestation.
Trust that Innovative Pest Management has the tools and knowledge to eradicate the problem permanently.
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