Cockroach is the most unwanted pests. It is most annoying pests and also destructive. They eat all kinds of stuffs like pastes, glues, soaps, food etc. They are also well known carriers of various diseases like gastroenteritis, dysentery, and various kinds of stomach ailments. They spoil food materials and spreads organisms. They crawling around in the house makes your house look unlikable. If you don’t take measures for cockroach control, they will increase in number within few days and become harmful to human.
Here are few tips to prevent cockroaches:
a) Do not keep any food material open. Keep food in an air tight container. Any open lying food stuff easily attracts cockroaches. So it is very important to keep food items in sealed box and this is the major step for cockroach control.
b) See that all the shelves, drawers and cabinets in your house especially kitchen are painted and are clean. Unclean places or cabinets in the house are the favorite place for all kinds of pests.
c) Keep all the boxes and containers clean. Wash them regularly. Keep them dirt free.
d) Do not keep garbage in open container. Use tightly covered container for garbage and place it outside. To control cockroach you must and should avoid keeping garbage at home.
e) Keeping kitchen clean is very important in cockroach control. Keep your stove top, tables, cabinets, drawers, plates etc clean and wash them regularly. Do not let any food to stain in your kitchen.
f) Store all the food materials like cereals, sugar, flour etc in an air tight container.
g) Do not gather unwanted or unused clothes, furniture’s and food at home. Discard them every now and then.
h) Keep your drains clean and covered tightly.
i) Do not let any cracks, bathroom pipes open. Seal them immediately. Bathroom pipes and drains are the easy way for the cockroaches to get into the house. Keep the pipes, cracks sealed to control cockroach.
j) Clean your house regularly specially the corners of your house.
After preventing cockroaches, it is important to maintain cleanliness regularly so that cockroaches do not enter your house again. Measures have to be taken to maintain cleanliness and control cockroach.
Tips to avoid cockroach from re-entering house
a) Swab floor regularly. Use Phenyl to the water used for swabbing. This also helps to avoid other pests like mosquito, housefly from entering house.
b) Do not keep used utensils in the kitchen sink overnight. It is better to wash all the utensils and clean up the kitchen before going to bed.
c) Clean bathrooms and toilets regularly.
d) Use naphthalene balls in bathroom, toilets and kitchen. They keep the cockroaches and other pests away.
e) Do not keep clothes in bathroom for long time. Dry or wet clothes kept in bathroom for long time produce bad odor and cockroaches make them their dwelling place.
f) Clean your house regularly to control cockroach and keep it free of pests.
By following these tips you can not only control cockroach but also keep your house neat, clean, dirt free and pleasant looking.
