Nothing can be worse than seeing cockroaches marching over your dishes and feeding on your food items. Cockroaches are considered to be the most disgusting pests in the world. They are mostly active at night, feasting on your food items and adulterating them. They need water, food and warm place to hide, live and breed. Thus, kitchen is their most preferable place. Our pest control Hamilton professionals guide home owners about how they can control cockroach infestation in their homes by following some simple steps.
- Make sure you wipe down the counter tops and hob of your kitchen off the food particles immediately after use.
- The dirty dishes of the kitchen are a direct invitation to the cockroaches to feast. It is advised to at least rinse or soak them in soapy water, if you cannot wash them.
- Don’t leave the dirty dishes in the dishwasher overnight. Also make sure the dishwasher don’t have any food particles in the filter or along the seals. Clean out the dishwasher after every dishwasher cycle to have a spotless dishwasher.
- Wash the pet food dishes and water bowls as they attract lurking cockroaches. Avoid to leave any pet food out and uncovered overnight.
- The oven, microwave and the extractor hood must be cleaned every day. Cockroaches often hide themselves in the areas that are hard to reach such as beneath the refrigerator and stove. Make sure you clean such areas frequently.
- Keep all the non-refrigerated food items in air tight containers. Also, keep the kitchen shelves and store cupboards clean and spotless. Prevent any unnecessary clutter from your kitchen to avoid cockroach infestation.
- If possible, take out the garbage of the kitchen bins and put them in suitable bins at sanitary place. If its not possible for you every night, make sure that your kitchen bins are tightly closed.
- Sweep the floors regularly especially of the kitchen and eating area to prevent any food debris. The vacuum cleaner can work wonders as along with sucking up the debris, it can also absorb the cockroaches as well from the cracks and from behind the furniture and appliances.
- Make sure to prevent any cracks and gaps in the floor, walls and around electrical cables and water supply pipes. Also look for any water leakage and check the areas beneath the sink and basins.
Hope the above mentioned tips help the homeowners in exterminating the cockroaches from their premises forever. We, at Pestex.ca, provide professional and reliable pest extermination solutions across Canada. We are here to analyze and remove your pest issues in minimal time.
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