Living in a home or apartment that has been infiltrated by cockroaches is a terrible experience that no one should have to endure. When cockroaches make your home their home, it is extremely hard to remove them. Those little buggers will eat your food, spread their germs to you and your family and even damage your valuables that are made of paper. If you’ve had enough, try these ideas from Command Pest Control in Pompano Beach to eliminate your cockroach infestation.

Locate The Cockroaches

The first step to rid your living space of cockroaches is to find out where they are hiding. If you find one, follow it to see what part of the home it crawls into. They’ll likely nestle into specific holes or cracks in your home’s walls, vents or drains. Once you’ve pinpointed their points of entry, set out some sticky traps. If several cockroaches collect in those traps, you’ll know where they are congregating.

Be Mindful Of Food And Water Sources

Cockroaches need water to survive. They only need food once a month but they’ll tend to linger in your home if you leave food out in the open. If you find any water leaks in your home, repair them immediately. When you’ve taken away their food and water sources, they’ll be tempted to eat the gel in your baits.

Don’t Let Trash Accumulate

Be sure to bring your home’s trash out to the garbage cans on a regular basis. This way, the cockroaches won’t be attracted to the smell of the food that you’ve discarded in your kitchen trash. Always use garbage cans with lids that close tightly.

Set Out Cockroach Baits

You can try to use some cockroach baits sold in stores. They’re a roll of the dice compared to professional pest control solutions but they might work. You can pick up gel based baits that are combined with a poison laced cockroach food. If all goes according to plan, the cockroaches will consume the bait and transport it to their fellow cockroaches, killing them all.

Pest Control in Pompano Beach

If your cockroach problem is more than you can handle, give the South Florida pest control professionals at Command Pest Control a call. We have highly trained pest control technicians and the latest in pest prevention technologies to eliminate your home’s cockroaches and stop more from venturing in. We’re available for pest control in Pompano Beach from 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Saturday. Give us a call at (954) 943-0008 and visit us online at www.commandpestcontrol.com.

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