4 Tips to Rid Your Home Of Roaches

A roach infestation can be downright disgusting and embarrassing. There are all types of roaches. Some even fly and bite! Here are 4 tips to get rid of this serious problem:

1. Keeping House- Do those regular cleanings of your home. This will alert you to their presence right away. Always do dishes and put them away. Empty the trash on a regular basis. Clean all your trash cans and waste baskets especially in the children’s rooms. Clean up alleys and anywhere else trash accumulates on the property. Don’t let used dishes accumulate around the house. Especially if they were used for sweets like soda and coffee. Keep up with that laundry. Don’t allow grungy clothes to sit around. Organize your closets and dressers. This will make you and your family feel better, too!

2. Table manners- Eat at the dining room or kitchen table. Clean the table and floor around the after meals. Don’t walk around and eat unless your purpose is to feed the new unwanted guests! Absolutely no eating or drinking in bedrooms. Take away the food supply and they will look elsewhere.

3. Sugar- This is a big one! Keep the sugar in a sealable bin and keep it in the fridge. Immediately pick up all sugar spills completely and thoroughly. This is probably the most important one of all.

4. Entryways- Roaches squeeze under doors, around pipes, under walls, and any other way they can find. Seal all suspected passageways in your house. You can use, glue, caulk, or steel wool. Maybe even putting trim up that won’t leave a space between the floor and wall. Check to make sure door and window seals don’t leave gaps. Check the fireplace flu. Is it shut? Make sure your chimneys and other vents are appropriately screened and protected.

These are some things that will make your home a lot less attractive to roaches. They don’t like it when there’s nothing to drink or eat. It’s useless, and dangerous, to use sprays and bombs if the problem that brought you the roaches still exists.