Cockroaches are common home-invading pests. However, many Woodbridge residents are unaware of the problems that come with a cockroach infestation. Without this knowledge, you are more vulnerable to these pests and not likely to eliminate them successfully the first time.
Read below to learn about cockroaches, pest control in Woodbridge, and how Bluebird Pest Solutions can help.
Three Things You Did Not Know About Cockroaches
Although cockroaches are common pests, there are a few things many people don’t know about these pests.
Here are three things you may not know but should:
- You probably have a general idea of what cockroaches look like; oval-shaped bodies, six legs, and antennae, but you may not know that their wings and flying ability varies from species to species. Some types of cockroaches are better at flying than others.
- Cockroaches can live for a month without food, a week without water, and a week without a head, only dying from not being able to eat or drink.
- Cockroaches are difficult to eliminate for several reasons, but the one many people don’t know is they continue to develop resistance to conventional treatments.
While cockroaches are known as “dirty,” they are also dangerous.
Common Problems Cockroaches Cause
Cockroaches are some of the most problematic home-invading pests because they cause a lot of issues:
- Food and surface contamination
- Spreading diseases like cholera, dysentery, giardia, leprosy, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, listeriosis, E. coli, and more
- Causing damage to personal belongings
- Affecting allergies and asthma
Because they are nocturnal, cockroaches can go unnoticed for some time after they get inside, allowing them to reproduce and cause the issues listed above. Keep this from happening in your home by understanding what attracts them in the first place.
Homeowner’s Guide
To Avoiding Cockroaches
To avoid cockroaches in your Woodbridge home, you have to understand the causes of cockroaches. Doing so will help prevent future infestations from happening.
Causes of cockroaches:
- Weaknesses in the home’s exterior can easily allow these pests inside.
- Weaknesses in the home’s exterior can easily allow these pests inside.
- Uncovered vents and drains can provide entryways for cockroaches.
- Cockroaches can hitchhike their way inside on potted plants.
- Moisture problems on the inside and outside of the house will attract roaches.
- Clutter inside the home provides harborage spots and makes it difficult to clean.
- Debris and excess foliage in the yard gives roaches a place to hide.
You may not realize your home provides the conducive conditions listed above, so it is also essential to know the signs of a cockroach infestation, which include damage to food packaging, pepper-like droppings, shed skins, eggs, and smear marks along walls. Also, a musty odor can accompany a cockroach problem.
Benefits Of Professional Cockroach Control
Treatment can be dependent on the type of cockroach you are experiencing. Because of this, professional cockroach control is essential for proper identification.
Other benefits of professional cockroach control include:
- Quick, safe, and effective products and methods.
- Identification of entry points and conducive conditions that promote cockroach infestation.
- Recommendations to eliminate the factors that are attracting cockroaches in the first place.
Contact Bluebird Pest Solutions immediately if you see signs of a cockroach infestation! We can help with active cockroach problems and prevention to keep new infestations from happening. Allowing this pest to remain in your home will put you and your family in danger. Get started on our effective home pest control and commercial pest control services today!
