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Cockroaches have appeared - what to do?

The age of domestic cockroaches is long gone, but sometimes they appear and cause a lot of trouble for homeowners. The inconvenience of living with cockroaches in the same room is caused by unsanitary conditions, which are caused by the cockroaches' way of life. These insects move on all surfaces, including dirty ones, and then transfer dirt and microbes to food products on their paws. What to do if cockroaches appear?

Where do cockroaches come from if they haven't been there for many years? Cockroaches from neighboring rooms can look at a piece of bread or spilled sugar. A cockroach can be carried in a bag from other rooms, from the street, from work rooms.

Cockroaches make nests where they settle down with their "family". There is no point in fighting cockroaches if the cockroach nest itself is not destroyed. For this reason, it is necessary to first find such nests and treat these places, and only then destroy the scattered individuals of these insects. Even a single cockroach that accidentally caught your eye indicates that it is time to start fighting cockroaches.

It is important to know that cockroaches do not tolerate subzero temperatures, for example, at a temperature of minus 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius), these insects will die in 30 minutes, and at a temperature of minus 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius), they will die instantly. And freezing the room is considered one of the effective methods of fighting cockroaches. During the season of subzero temperatures, it is necessary to freeze the room two or three times.

But if there is no possibility for such a procedure, then pesticides (aerosols, powders, pencils, etc.) are used, as well as fumitox traps.

Before carrying out disinfection measures to get rid of cockroaches, it is necessary to inspect the joints of the walls in the room and seal the cracks with silicone construction sealant so that new individuals cannot enter the room that has been treated and cleared of insects.

Treatment with pesticides is carried out along baseboards, along door and window openings, thereby preventing the movement of cockroaches from one room to another.

Food products must be carefully packed in polyethylene (bread, leftovers from food stored outside the refrigerator, such as open packages of nuts, chips, and cookies). Don’t leave dishes unwashed from food for a long time, spill sugar, or leave crumbs on the floor or table. Cups and glasses must be washed and dried, and open containers with drinking water must be tightly covered with lids. Pet feeding dishes must also be washed promptly and covered with lids or polyethylene. It is important to understand that a cockroach crawling on a layer of pesticide can easily crawl onto kitchen utensils, onto food left open, and transfer some of the poison, which is unacceptable.

It is surprising that cockroaches can eat not only food, but also products that contain natural fats, such as cosmetic pencil leads, lipstick in open tubes. And this fact should also be taken into account - store these cosmetics in a closed container.

Using modern chemicals to combat insects in domestic conditions, you can effectively destroy cockroaches that accidentally become residents of your home.