Cockroaches are one of the most well-known and feared pests, finding them in your home or business is not only distressing but incredibly disturbing! Cockroaches have a complex life cycle and are known carriers of diseases that can be hazardous to humans, these factors can make dealing with cockroaches an uphill battle. If you have spotted cockroaches in your home or business today you need expert, professional, and rapid help something we, at Defender Pest Control can provide.
The main problem with cockroaches in your home or business is the risk they pose to our health. Having them in your business can have detrimental effects, cockroaches are generally associated with poor hygiene standards- an infestation can damage your reputation and may end in you closing your doors for good!
Illnesses cockroaches can spread:
- Food poisoning: Cockroaches roam in areas that are often unsanitary and dirty, they also eat rotten food. These factors mean they can tread germs across the food your store or serve which intern can cause food poisoning.
- Viruses: They carry numerous viruses.
- Allergies: Their droppings, saliva and skin are one of the leading causes of allergies for people living in urban locations.
- Dysentery: Cockroaches explore many unsanitary locations often picking up faecal matter. This faecal matter if ingested leads to dysentery.
- Fungus: People with asthma are at an increased risk of being affected by the fungi that develop from cockroach droppings, shed skins and other materials. This fungi can also affect your eyes.
- Tapeworms: These cause serious illness and problems with food digestion in humans and some animals.
- Roundworms: These are parasite organisms which can cause illnesses.
Prevention
There has been a rumour spreading for many years that cockroaches could survive a nuclear explosion and would be the last surviving species should the world end- this however is a myth! Despite their incredible ability to adapt, their impressive life cycle and their drive to survive, cockroaches can be effectively treated and prevented. It can be difficult for untrained individuals to treat a cockroach infestation but there are some prevention measures you can put in place to stop cockroaches invading your home and business.
- Eliminate any food or drink sources- empty out any liquid in bowls or buckets, remove left over food from tables, counters and appliances, empty bins every day, store food in airtight containers, and rinse out residue from tins or cans before recycling.
- Keep areas clean and tidy- try not to leave any dirty dishes and clean up any food spillages as soon as they occur, vacuum regularly to remove any debris from floors.
- Remove any clutter- this will minimise where cockroaches can hide and will remove the possibility of cockroaches being able to lay multiple droppings in one area, multiple droppings alert other cockroaches to a food source.
- Maintaining your property- ensure any cracks and holes in walls and pipes are sealed to prevent cockroaches entering your property.
