If you discover one roach in your house, you
probably have hundreds living under your roof. Maybe thousands. Or even
a lot more.
Let's do some math. Roaches can produce up to 30 egg capsules and
within those capsules there could be 15 to 50 eggs. One female
cockroach can have up to 30,000 offspring in their lifetime. Here we
go: 30x50x30,000 = a LOT of roaches….
Just the sight of one single roach should be enough warning that you
have others. Don't delay: getting rid of roaches should be your primary
concern.
The first thing you need to do is to clean your house. Even if you have
a clean house there might be food in the cracks of your kitchen
counter, a piece of old dog food underneath the couch, or a popsicle
stick between the couch pillows. Is that important? You bet. It only
takes one kernel of popcorn to feed 15 to 20 roaches. Even your dog's
chew toy could hold enough food particles to host a cockroach buffet.
Once your house is clean and there is no more food or water for the
cockroaches to live on, you need to find a way to get rid of the
cockroaches that are already there. There are several options you may
choose. Some people use pesticides but this can be a messy ordeal.
Pesticides are dangerous if they are not used properly and if you have
small children or pets they could become sick or get poisoned. Most
pesticides have a foul smell can leave an oily residue where you spray
them. Unfortunately sometimes pesticides are the only way to get rid of
roaches.
Many people rely on roach glue traps, but these can also be messy. The
roach will step on the trap and the glue will keep it there, until
insect dies from starvation or thirst. The most unsavory thing about
glue traps is that you have a bunch of dead roaches that you have to
clean up.
Again, if you love your pets and children, the glue traps can be very
unsanitary. There are commercial roach motels out there which have a
glue trap inside a plastic container. The roach goes into the container
and becomes trapped in and does not come out. These are safer than be
open glue traps. No matter what method you choose, once the roaches are
gone you need to prevent them from coming back by keeping your home
clean, and sealing up places where they might get into the house.
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