The presence of pests inside a home or apartment is never appreciated. No one wants to share an abode with unsightly and gruesome-looking roaches. So, you really have to ask why people invite roaches to come live with them? Perhaps people don’t intentionally leave out the welcome mat for roaches, but poor cleaning methods do actually invite roaches into a home. Roaches want food and water. Not keeping a home clean can lead to roaches infesting a property.
Gene Simmons’ Roach Problem
Gene Simmons, the legendary bassist of the rock band KISS, mentions how the band’s old practice flat in New York found itself infested with roaches. In order to buffer sound and keep from disturbing the neighbors at night, the band members tacked up old egg carton crates to the walls. The dirty cartons had remnant of broken eggs in them and, not-too-surprisingly, the flat became infested with roaches.
Clearly, the band could have avoided the problem by simply cleaning out the egg crates or even using crates that didn’t contain food. Failing to do so led to a major pest infestation. Now, the average homeowner or apartment renter is not likely to do anything as outrageous as hanging up cartons with rotted eggs on the wall. Honestly though, the actions do not need to be as egregious in order to yield a disastrous result.
The Collective of Trash
People get busy. They can even become totally overwhelmed. Taking out an overflowing trash basket might be something put off until tomorrow or the next day. The same attitude might be directed towards food spills on the kitchen floor. A little cleanup is done, but a major mopping isn’t. Stained food remains on the floor.
Food residue, big and small, provides sustenance for roaches. The smell of food, no matter how faint, attracts these creatures. Worst of all, once the roaches arrive, they are not going to leave. Without calling in Newton pest control professionals, removing the roaches becomes downright impossible. Cleaning up an interior won’t guarantee the prevention of roach infestations, but doing so can reduce the potential for their arrival.
Remove All Organic Refuse
Food and other organic waste really should be removed from the inside of a property each and every night. Putting rotting food and refuse out into an exterior garbage covered and covering it with a lid cuts down on a lot of problems. Apartment dwellers may wish to put things in the complex’s dumpster.
Clean Up Messes
Allowing a kitchen or bathroom to remain dirty attracts pests of all variety. A regular cleaning schedule needs to be instituted and adhered to. Otherwise, problems are going to occur.
During the cleaning, it may be wise to add and later replace roach traps. While not perfect, these traps can serve as a decent means of capturing roaches when an infestation starts. Upon noticing an infestation, contact a professional pest control service without any delay. Only professional exterminators are skilled and equipped to get rid of the pests.
