Cockroaches are incredibly intrusive insects that seek entry in various ways. Even though there are hundreds of cockroaches in existence today, only a handful enter homes across Canada. The most common household cockroaches that people will be facing are the American Cockroach, The German Cockroach, The Oriental Cockroach, and The Brown-Banded Cockroach. All of these cockroaches listed have their own preferences and behavioural patterns, but they can be broadly generalized as wanting to seek entry into buildings and inhabited spaces.
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The primary motivation for this is that cockroaches seek buildings for shelter and warmth. Once these criteria are met, they will repopulate and look for sources of food and water. Cockroaches prefer to inhabit areas with a high degree of moisture as such, cockroaches will flock to areas such as the kitchen, the basement, the garage, and the bathroom on occasions where the infestation has progressed to extreme levels.
Cockroach infestations can quickly get out of control as these insects lay egg sacks known as oothecae that contain individual eggs inside of them. Cockroaches, at the max, can lay up to 50 eggs. Cockroaches will lay these oothecae every several months. This will depend on the species that people will be dealing with. Oothecae will need moisture to survive and for this reason, these oothecae are kept in dark and humid places close to a food source. It takes about 30 to 60 days for the cockroach to hatch.
The life cycle of the cockroach is divided into three main stages: the egg, the nymph stage, and the adult stage. The lifespan of a cockroach can be roughly a year and a half long. This is long enough to ensure the continuation of multiple generations. The sheer volume of a cockroach infestation thus, cannot be simply handled with conventional over-the-counter methods but will need expert intervention undertaken with commercially-graded pesticides.
There are preventive measures individuals can undertake to decrease the cockroach presence. To take these preventive measures, it is imperative to know what and where cockroaches are attracted to. The primary sources of food are found in the kitchen at various points of interest that are easily accessible to the cockroach. These can be but are not limited to the pantry, cupboards, sink area, dishwasher, behind the fridge, under the oven, and in drawers.
In Order to Get Rid of the Cockroach Presence, Do the Following On a Recurring Basis:
Clean and wipe flat surfaces.
Cleaning and wiping flat surfaces such as tables, countertops, and floors will prevent from food particles staying there for a prolonged period of time. Cockroaches will see these crumbs as sources of sustenance as will return repeatedly to these areas out of habit.
Empty and clear Cupboards, drawers, and pantries
Spills will attract cockroaches. To clearly have an idea of the number of spills you are dealing with, it is strongly recommended to periodically clean these spaces to remove these spills. Not doing so, will attract and motivate cockroaches to return on a regular basis.
Reduce clutter in the House
Cockroaches have a strong preference for spaces where they can easily navigate in without attracting attention. Clutter provides cockroaches with the needed cover to continue their activities without any disturbance.
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