How To Get Rid Of Cockroaches
© T. Taylor
There are five basic types of cockroaches that enter our
homes.
American Cockroach
Smokeybrown Cockroach
Oriental Cockroach
Brownbanded Cockroach
German Cockroach
The American Cockroach is probably the largest of all five.
The American cockroach has a yellow band across its head.
The smokey brown cockroach can be just a little smaller
than the American Cockroach and is a dark brown or Mahoney
in color. The Oriental cockroach is about the size of the
smokey brown cockroach or maybe just a little smaller and
is a dark brown or black. These are the three larger
cockroaches ranging in size from 1 inch to 1˝ inch in size.
The two smaller cockroaches ranging in size from ˝ to 5/8
inch are the German cockroach and the brownbanded
cockroach. The two somewhat look alike. The German
cockroach is probably the most persistent cockroach found
in the United States. You'll find these German cockroaches
mostly in the kitchen area or around a water source such as
bathrooms. They will infest inside your cabinets and other
cracks and crevices. Its best to eliminate the German
cockroach as soon as possible or you will have a house full
of them in no time.
German Cockroaches
German cockroaches can become an enormous problem if
something is not done to control them. Did you know that
one German cockroach egg capsule can contain 20 to 40 small
baby cockroaches when hatched.
The German cockroach is the most persistent cockroach found
in the United States. The reason for this, and the reason
this cockroach multiplies so quickly is that the egg
capsule is carried during is complete life cycle. The
German cockroach only releases the egg capsule when the
babies are ready to emerge, thus increasing the life cycle
of the German cockroach. Most other cockroaches paste their
egg capsule to a surface which makes it vulnerable to
environmental conditions and other predators thus reducing
their life expectancy.
German cockroaches normally live inside as opposed to the
American cockroaches and the other large cockroaches that
live outside and come inside for food and shelter. The
German cockroach is usually brought into your home in a
grocery sack or some other way. Lets say you know someone
that has German cockroaches in their home, or maybe you
don't know that they have them. They come to visit you and
boom, you have a house full of cockroaches. German
cockroaches as with other types of cockroaches can be
brought in in boxes, purses, clothing, furniture
(especially used furniture) or anything else.
What cockroaches eat and their health hazards
Cockroahes will eat almost anything, from book bindings,
paper, food and even human flesh. Did you know that doctors
in some inner city areas report that one-half of the
foreign objects they remove from children's ears are
cockroaches and that Cockroaches have been identified as a
common cause of asthma. Health experts say inhalation of
cockroach feces and body fragments, particularly among
inner-city children, has resulted in an explosion of asthma
cases in the past two decades. It is believed that the
cockroach may be a carrier for a range of bacteria,
including salmonella, staphylococcus and streptococcus.
How to get rid of cockroaches
There are sprays, baits and bait stations. Sprays work well
for contact kill but they won't get rid of your
cockroaches. Cockroaches will sense the smells and go back
into the wall and cracks and crevices and stay away from
these sprays until they are gone. Baits seem to work best.
I've been treating for german roaches for about 12 years
now and all the sprays do is rid your home of these pests
for a short period of time. Sure, you're going to kill a
few. I've cleaned many homes of German roaches and baits
work best. You can call a professional but be careful. Not
all companies are honest.
If you do it yourself than here's what you can do. Go to
your local hardware store, homecenter or even Walgreen's
and buy some ®Combat roach bait gel. It usually comes in a
syringe or tube and apply this gel in all cracks and
crevices in your home. All kitchen cabinets ( you don't
have to empty your cabinets ). Just apply it in tiny dots
about the size of a BB and no larger than a pea. Apply it
to all corners of your cabinets and anywhere else you see
roaches.
Even boric acid works well. If you have a heavy infestation
open up all your electrical switch plate covers and apply
in the wall through the switch plate covers.
If you would like to learn more on getting rid of the
cockroaches in your home and what to expect, take the five
day email course. Its not as hard as you may think! You
will be sent one lesson every day and you can opt out at
any time. http://www.nomorecockroaches.com/ecourse.html.
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