How To Deal With Cockroach Menace In Your House
Cockroaches are tiny, irksome insects that thrive in almost each and every corner of the world. They usually inhabit dark and humid areas of a house and feed upon any type of organic matter. They spoil and infest all kinds of edible items and can also be bearers of harmful diseases. Thus, one should eliminate the cockroach population in a permanent and effective way.
Most people looking for a lasting remedy for the cockroach problem start to use chemicals and sprays that eventually turn out to be very dangerous for human beings as well. Thus, it is advisable to use natural methods of removing cockroaches than opting for dangerous insecticides for doing so.
You can begin by amending your kitchen habits and ensuring that not only your kitchen but your sink and the space below it are also kept clean. You should also make sure that all utensils are washed timely and are not left unclean for long. The spaces in and around the sink, being damp and dark offer cockroaches an ideal home to live and grow in numbers. You should also keep food in tight containers and other organic stuff tightly wrapped to sever the food supply of cockroaches.
It is necessary that you close all the gaps and fissures, especially around your water pipes to ensure that the cockroaches can't use these as entry points. You must also make sure that the areas close to sewers are thoroughly dry and clean so that they do not become the habitat for cockroaches. If there are public garbage bins or dumping places close to your home then you need to find a way to get them removed, as with these being present, your home is highly likely to be invaded by cockroaches.
Lastly, if you are not left with an alternative but to use insecticides, you must opt for milder, yet effective chemicals such as boric acid that is less hazardous than other stronger insecticides and sprays.
