Cockroaches

Cockroaches are scavenging pests that have learned our properties provide them with the food and moisture they require. These pests are often associated with filth, but the truth is any home or business could become home to cockroaches. All it takes is a bit of standing water and a few crumbs for these pests to thrive. The German cockroach is the most common roach to be found indoors as it has primarily become a pest that lives inside with people. German cockroaches are small, quick-moving roaches that find their way indoors in multiple ways, making them difficult to keep out. They can move inside in things like deliveries, grocery bags, furniture, and appliances. In multi-unit buildings or inside a home, they will travel with ease to different areas through wall voids and spaces under floors or above ceilings.

German cockroaches and other cockroaches are problematic and dangerous to have in our homes for many different reasons.

• They are prolific breeders and will take over many areas of the structure they have decided to invade.
• Their excrement stains walls, floors, and clothing. 
• They produce foul-smelling secretions that also affect the flavor of foods. 
• They carry and transmit disease-producing organisms.
• They are known for causing various diseases that affect the gastric system, including food poisoning, diarrhea, and dysentery. 
• As roaches travel throughout your home, they contaminate food and surfaces with diseases they carry on their bodies.

Let the professionals at Infinity Pest Solutions, LLC help protect your property against cockroaches through our effective cockroach control services and the following prevention tips. In order to avoid a large infestation from developing in your home, regularly inspect the areas they like to hide, such as the backs of drawers, under sinks, inside boxes, and in closets and pantries. Maintain a clean kitchen, keep lids on trash cans, remove trash regularly, and wash dishes daily to limit their food access. Cockroaches are highly attracted to moisture. Fix leaky pipes, ventilate your home correctly and make sure sinks aren’t leaking. Always check deliveries, secondhand items, and grocery bags for German cockroaches before bringing those items into your home.