Cockroaches belong to the category of surviving insects, to evict from the apartment which is almost impossible. Therefore, today we will consider the problem when cockroaches appeared, how to get rid of them?
Find out the reasons for their appearance, where they can live and how to find their nest?
There are about five thousand species on the planet, insects are distinguished by their mobility, as well as moisture and heat-loving properties, have different names and nicknames.
They are nocturnal, which is why they can often be seen only in darkened rooms. During the daytime, they hide behind furniture, baseboards, in crevices, on the ceiling.
Do cockroaches bite and are their bites dangerous? Yes, and their bites are not so harmless. Insects are considered carriers of viruses and infections, they can also cause serious diseases, ranging from tuberculosis to worms, they multiply quickly, so getting rid of them can be quite difficult, although sometimes they can disappear on their own.
Where do cockroaches come from in the apartment? And how to get rid of them?
There are cockroaches in the apartment? What to do? The very first question at the sight of the baleen "friends": where did they come from and can they fly? Have insects there are several ways of penetration:
- from neighbors - after persecution, on ventilation, garbage chute, through cracks in the walls;
- with shopping - they can be brought with products by clothes and even furniture from the store;
- in things from the trip;
- with packages via the Internet, goods sent in this way can be a great way to transport for a variety of insects.
Now you know what cockroaches come from and will be more careful in the future. Theymultiply very quicklyif there are too many of them, they begin to explore the neighboring territories. At such moments, they may suffer from the whole entrance and even the house.
Where are cockroaches hiding and how to find them?
The main danger lies in the fact that barbels crawl in trash cans, toilet bowls, become carriers of harmful microorganisms (especially black cockroaches, unlike white ones), and can become pathogens of various diseases: from parasites to typhoid. Everyone knows what pests look like, but it can be very difficult to find them, most often they can be seen in the kitchen.
How to determine what your guests? Signs of cockroaches in the room:
- black dots on walls, dishes or furniture;
- peculiar smell;
- insect eggs.
Most often, people do not notice these signs until they see insects with their own eyes. Even while maintaining sterile cleanliness, there is always a garbage can in the room, the insects emit special pheromones, thanks to which the entire population will know the location of the food source.
Most often they are localized in secluded places hidden from human eyes, They can be found behind the back walls of kitchen cabinets, in household appliances, in the slits of baseboards, in ventilation ducts, grilles. Cockroaches have enough small space between appliances, furniture and a wall to equip a nesting place from which it will be quite difficult to drive them out.
The kitchen is an important living space, food and food which is as accessible as possible.
Insects can live very long without food, but they do not tolerate the lack of water, which is why they are most often localized in kitchens, near the aqueduct.
Cockroaches prefer dark, hard-to-reach places, where it is difficult to catch them, in such places they can sit in columns. They are predominantly nocturnal, their presence during the day shows that they have become too many.
What if cockroaches flee from neighbors?
Cockroaches do not always start up in an apartment from unsanitary conditions. There are several ways how they can appear in your home.
If cockroaches climb from neighbors, it is recommended to maintain perfect cleanliness in the apartment, throw garbage on a daily basis, clean food, wipe even small puddles, wipe the bath and sink at night, prevent leakage of plumbing, water pipes, put nets on ventilation, repair all cracks and holes.
If the cockroaches in the house are too divorced, such methods of fighting them will help you: all sorts of ready-made powders and crayons (for example, Masha), as well as gels, traps, aerosols, scarers, may be helped by popular methods. If the pest fails, it will be necessary to take more drastic measures.
If cockroaches crawl from their neighbors, it is recommended to agree with them at the same time to invite a special service that will take the necessary measures. If the neighbors refuse to persecute, they can be forced to do this in court, for the ego will need a document confirming unsanitary conditions in a particular apartment. Such a document can be obtained from the management company, as well as the sanitary, housing inspection.
Can appear from the sewer?
Sewer cockroaches are considered the most dangerous, they are potential carriers of dangerous diseases.
They became widespread about twenty years ago, they are noticed in the toilets and bathrooms, they enter the apartments through toilets, piping system, drain holes.
To get rid of them will help the use of insecticides, if the pests got into the apartment from the sewer, get rid of them will not be easy. Best in this case - apply to a special service, other means are ineffective, even such effective ones as Cucaracha, insects will simply sit in the sewers.
Professionals will carry out insecticidal or temperature treatment of all rooms, garbage chutes and even the entrance. During the disinsection only natural chemicals are used that are safe for people and pets.
To make it easier for you to choose funds from “annoying neighbors”, we have compiled a rating of manufacturers of proven means to combat cockroaches. And also prepared a series of articles about the most effective of them, about what methods of struggle exist at all, as well as what preventive measures can be taken.
Here are photos of sewage cockroaches, so that you are always on the alert:
Can they live in microwaves, laptops and how to get them out of there?
In connection with the development of technology and the emergence of various household appliances, the baleen steel began to settle directly in electrical appliances. Many wonder how insects can live in microwaves and not die, but nevertheless, it is.
Therefore, find out the main places where cockroaches live? Very often they choose their habitat. TVs, toasters or microwave ovenswhere they are warm and comfortable, where they eat leftover food and can live there for a very long time.
For removing cockroaches, it is recommended to use several methods.:
- put the device to warm up for 30 minutes;
- put in the cold from eight degrees of cold;
- put bait soaked in boric acid into the device.
When warming up at high power, they will not fry, but run away from it in order to return back after a while.
In the cold, all pests in the microwave must die, while there is a risk that the microwave oven will fail.
Boric acid must always be put when the microwave is not in use.
One of the most popular places is also considered TVs, especially tube. Insects feel great in the system units, computer monitors, live in radios.
Insects are warm and cozy there; you can only remove them and clean the device from the inside; boric acid is not recommended in this case.
Cockroaches can settle in any apartment and house, even while maintaining sterile purity, they can move from their neighbors, they can be brought with them in a bag. It is very difficult to get rid of pests, they can live without food for weeks, they endure the cold, they need very effective means.
There are a large number of various means of dealing with them, but all efforts may be in vain if they come from neighbors. The call to the special service will help to destroy them for a long time, it is best to reach an agreement with the neighbors and carry out the processing simultaneously.
The following trademarks have proven themselves well: Raptor, Clean House, Raid, Combat, Geth, Global, Hangman, Dohloks, Regent.
Also proven means are karbofos, Fas, Forsyth.
So, we figured out why there are cockroaches in the apartment and how to fight them.
