When you and your family are planning a weekend dinner at a restaurant, you choose your favorite comfort place, the one that serves the best food on a reasonable budget. Imagine this: the restaurant has an open kitchen, and you see a cockroach scurrying through the back area of the cooking space. No matter how many years you’ve been visiting, seeing that small creature will diminish your impression of the place in an instant.
Now, imagine seeing the same creature in your own home. It would upset you to the point where you might start to believe the place is no longer hygienic or neat. This is where Ensure Pest Control, one of the best pest control services in Sharjah, comes in. The following explains how to deal with pests effectively and when it’s time to seek professional help.
There are different types of cockroaches existing in the environment. Knowing which type will help to effectively treat in a way that they won’t return.
How to detect the type of cockroach?
The German cockroach is small, light brown, with dark stripes behind its head, and is commonly found indoors. They prefer tight spaces and corners in the kitchen or storeroom.
The other type is larger than the German cockroach. They are darker in overall appearance, being a reddish-brown, and they can fly. These are known as American cockroaches.
Oriental cockroaches are the type that are typically found in drainage areas. All cockroaches are attracted to moisture. Their sole intention is to live, finding food and shelter. They seek out crumbs, water, and secluded areas for nesting. First, remember that not all cockroaches are the same. Knowing your enemy helps you target your efforts.
What are the ways to tackle the cockroaches?
Hygienic home and sealed kitchen is always the best after knowing what type of cockroaches the next step is to how to get away these cockroaches. The following are the guidelines how to stop the intervention of cockroaches in the building.
Cut off the food supply: The main reason for the intervention of pests including cockroaches, spiders, and ants is food. The first and foremost step is to maintain absolute cleanliness. All dry ingredients should be kept in airtight containers. Countertops and the stove should be wiped clean. Also, do not leave the kitchen sink unattended, as stagnant water or food residue is like an open invitation. If this condition is maintained, the area can turn into a breeding ground for cockroaches.
Eliminate all the water sources: A cockroach may live without for many weeks but that is not the case with the water. They all want is the moisture to thrive and breed. Fix leaky faucets and pipes under your sink. Dry your sinks and shower basins at night. Don’t leave water sitting in pet bowls overnight. A dry kitchen is a hostile environment for cockroaches.
Seal them out: there can be many fills ups in the house or cracks for the cockroach to peep in. walk around the kitchen and house and seal them tightly so that the infestation can be reduced. The problem is that it gives them the place to hide.
DIY methods to treat cockroaches and control
- The powder mix of sugar, flour along with boric acid (or borax). The taste of sugar will attract them; the boric acid does the rest. Whenever using these type of acts always pay attention to keep it reach out of children. Behind the fridge or under cabinets.
- Another hack is to sprinkle food-grade diatomaceous earth in the corners. Alternatively, you can use a spray made with peppermint or eucalyptus oil. This is not harmful, as it is a fragrance oil, but cockroaches hate the smell.
- Letting naphthalene balls in the wash areas and bathrooms will also reduce the number invaders.
When is the time to call professional help?
- You able to witness cockroaches pass by in the kitchen during day time.
- You see the droppings of the roaches on the countertop in the mornings, in the corners, and also under the cabinets.
- The DIY methods work but they set back in more numbers after 2 or 3 weeks.
- Build the habits of wiping surfaces, taking out the trash nightly, and keeping things dry. If the problem feels bigger than you, don’t stress. Professional help is a smart, effective choice. Many reputable companies offer free inspections, so you have nothing to lose by getting an expert’s opinion.
- Cockroaches also will be reason for spreading allergies and skin diseases. It becomes necessary to wipe them out rather using the simple DIY methods and homely hacks.
Call the Ensure team who offers the best Cockroach pest control Dubai and you will see a drastic change in the house. The team is very professional and will follow up regularly as per your convenience. Please visit the website to know more about Ensure pest control services.