Having a cockroach problem is more than just a nuisance. Cockroaches can bring all sorts of harmful diseases into your Passaic County home if left unchecked. E. Coli, listeria, and salmonella are all diseases that cockroaches carry and a whole host of other bacteria has been found in the stomachs of cockroaches from the things they eat. They spend their days slinking through garbage, toilet bowls, and sewers only to enter your home and scurry across your countertops and over your food, leaving a trail of bacteria wherever they go. If you see a cockroach in your home, just knowing the possibility of what harmful diseases they are carrying into your space can make you shudder.

Signs

You never have just one cockroach for long in Passaic County or anywhere else. Keep an alert eye out for signs of infestation before and after you actually see a cockroach.

• Exoskeletons collected in one area can be a clear sign of an infestation. Like other insects, cockroaches have an exoskeleton that they have to shed in order to grow. If you find multiple exoskeletons, you will know you have a cockroach infestation, and every one of them is growing well.
• Smear marks on walls and along the wall- floor junctions are also something to look for. Cockroaches often hang out in wet, damp areas in the home. If the cockroaches are very active in one area, they scurry through water, and leave brown, smear marks on surfaces.
• Casings called ootheca contain a number of eggs laid by cockroaches. Some contain about 14 while others can carry 50. You may not find the eggs when searching for signs of cockroaches, but it is very possible to find the ootheca left behind after the eggs hatch.
• Droppings are another clear sign of cockroaches. Although they are tiny droppings, because the number of cockroaches can so quickly get out of hand, there can be a good number of droppings in one place so you may notice them.

Calling in a professional

For the cockroaches you see running around your home as well as the number of cockroaches in the walls laying more eggs every day, hiring a pest professional will completely eliminate every last one. A professional pest control technician will thoroughly inspect your home and begin treating areas where cockroaches are highly active and will bring the insecticide back to their nests. Hiring a pest control company that keeps the safety of your children and pets at the forefront of all of their treatment plans will give you an added comfort that the cockroach infestation will be eliminated while avoiding bringing harmful chemicals into your home that could affect your family.

For the best cockroach control in Passaic County, give the professionals at Abarb Pest Services a call today.

Cockroaches are experts at hiding around the legs of couches or under the bathroom sink, only to come skittering across the floor at the least expected moment. These gross critters scamper through trash, toilet bowls, and all sorts of filth. All the bacteria the cockroach has picked up from other places could be spread across your kitchen countertops and dining room table or anywhere else in your Haskell home. The presence of one cockroach is one too many. Calling a pest professional at the first sign of cockroaches will stop the infestation quickly, so more cockroaches are not crawling around your home in search of food. But if you can maintain a few good habits, you may be able to prevent cockroaches from coming into your house in the first place.

Risk factors

Cockroaches are known to carry diseases such as salmonella, listeria, and even E. Coli.  You can not catch these diseases from the simple presence of cockroaches in your home. But because cockroaches are constantly on the hunt, if they get into your pantry and rifle through your food, they can contaminate your dried goods without you knowing it.

Prevention tips

Though cockroaches indeed love messy, cluttered spaces to make their nests, the presence of cockroaches in your home does not mean that your home is necessarily dirty. Cockroaches are attracted to food sources. Whether you have a toddler who drops a lot of crumbs, or have a trashcan full of organic matter like banana or potato peels, you may be attracting cockroaches.  Even pet food can draw cockroaches into your home.

Trash can also be a big draw for cockroaches. If you have a trash can that does not get taken out regularly or has particularly smelly trash, cockroaches may soon become a problem. Keeping your outdoor trash can too close to the house also makes a quick, direct route from the can into your home. Living in an apartment building with messy neighbors can bring cockroaches into your home even though you keep it tidy.

Water is an essential part of life, even for cockroaches. Finding a moist corner or a leak under the sink is all a cockroach needs to feel right at home so she can start laying hundreds of eggs. Fixing any leaks or drips immediately and even using a dehumidifier in humid spots in your house will keep your home from looking like an ideal home for cockroaches.

Basic prevention of cockroaches includes:

• Sweeping after each meal
• Wiping down countertops and tables regularly with an all-purpose spray
• Taking out the trash as soon as it is full and storing outdoor garbage cans away from the house
• Have open floors, free of cluttered corners
• Fix any leaks immediately, even if it is just a drip

For Haskell, NJ homeowners who want to make sure cockroaches never become a problem, setting up a routine inspection and treatment with a pest professional will stop cockroaches before they even think about coming into your home. Call the professional at Abarb Pest Services today.

The thought of a cockroach creeping up a wall is enough to make anyone a little grossed out. Having a cockroach skitter away when you pick up a wet towel off the bathroom floor may even give you a real fright. But is the presence of one cockroach anything to worry about? It is possible that the cockroach somehow got into your house and that there is not an infestation behind your walls. But ignoring the possibility that there is a bigger problem is not a risk worth taking.  A single cockroach can be responsible for laying up to 400 eggs in a single year. Warmer weather speeds up incubation time for the eggs as well, so more cockroaches can hatch quicker, producing cockroaches who can lay more eggs in your home. Cockroaches are notoriously difficult to eradicate and takes multiple different extermination methods and a highly experienced pest control professional to eliminate the infestation and prevent these disgusting critters from slinking back into your home.

Health risks

Cockroaches climb through all types of trash and filth. They pick up bacteria from sewers and other disgusting places and bring them right into your home. Cockroaches can be found hiding inside the toilet bowl and have been known to eat food particles left on your toothbrush if not washed out properly. Cockroaches are known to carry bacteria such as listeria, E. Coli, and salmonella. An increase in allergies and asthma symptoms for those who already suffer from these respiratory problems is often found in cockroach-infested homes.

Be on the lookout

Seeing a cockroach in your home should lead to an immediate search for more signs of cockroaches that may indicate a bigger problem. The more evidence you find, the larger the infestation is and the more critical getting in touch with a pest control professional becomes. Signs of cockroaches to look for are:

• Smear marks left on surfaces and walls: Cockroaches often hang out in wet, damp areas in the home. If the cockroaches are very active in one area, they scurry through water, and leave behind brown, smear marks.
• Casings or Capsules: Cockroaches lay a lot of eggs. You may find egg casting after the eggs hatch.
• Droppings: Though the droppings produced by cockroaches are quite small, when many are found in a small area, you are likely to notice.
• Exoskeletons: Much like other insects, cockroaches have an exoskeleton that they have to shed in order to grow

Store-bought cockroach solutions may have some initial success. But if cockroaches are not completely eliminated, the population will grow and you will have a full-fledged infestation on your hands once again. Cockroaches carry risky bacteria into your home. Hiring a pest control professional to inspect and treat your home for cockroaches is the single best solution to eliminating these disgusting bugs from your property.

If you are in Passaic County, NJ, and are worried you may have a cockroach infestation, give Abarb Pest Services a call today.