Bedbug FAQ’s

Cockroach bait is an efficient way to kill cockroaches but only once it is properly positioned. This method of treatment depends on each cockroach in a group to feed on the bait until the infestation is removed. To guarantee the infestation is removed, bait can be paired with other prevention efforts, including crack and crevice filling. The expertise of an Xterminate technician is your best option to rid your home of roaches, call us today for more information.

Cockroaches should be removed from the home asap, and can be eliminated completely but they can re-infest your home depending on their species and where your home is located. Outdoor cockroaches will often attempt to penetrate a house from the outside.

Aside from closing outside gaps and holes on the walls, frequent external monitoring of the cockroach can help to minimize such invasions. A professional Xterminate technician can recommend a treatment for your home and also a prevention plan to keep those pests out.

American cockroaches live in wet, damp conditions like, steam tunnels, sewers cellars, boiler rooms and crawl rooms. It is necessary to find these areas and treat them directly. Effective pest management in Canada, where this cockroach lives outside, includes treatment of the roofs, holes, and external holes inside the house. Professionals from Xterminate Pest Control know how to get rid of every species of cockroaches and will ensure that they stay out.

It is normal to see a few cockroaches a couple weeks after the treatment, irrespective of how effective the treatment was. Some roaches survive the pesticide spray for a few more than a few days after spraying. The spray and the poisonous bait left by the professional pest control company continue to work even after weeks of initial spraying

 What if after an elimination you can see roaches? Don’t worry, all roaches require roughly two weeks to be eliminated

It can take from three to six months to remove cockroaches, depending upon the degree of the cockroach infestation in your house. Sadly, it may take some time before your roach problem is completely eliminated but with the right tools and knowledge it can be dealt with much faster, call an Xterminate professional for more info on the right plan for your home.

How to kill roaches and their eggs? Roach bait gel & boric acid for adult & juvenile roaches is the best method. A license is needed to handle most of the effective roach baits and dusts which is why it is best to leave it to the professionals to get the job done. Call Xterminate for more information on what products we use and our methods.

Physical evidence may detect a cockroach infestation, such as:

• Uncommon and distinctive scent caused by their droppings
• Smear marks
• Shed skin
• Live sightings in kitchens, washrooms, sinks, roof, wall cracks and crevices and wet cellars with live or dead cockroaches or body parts.
• Harm from cockroaches, for example chewed packaging
• Cockroach eggs
• Cockroach droppings

Cockroaches are attracted to food, water and shelter in homes and businesses. Therefore, refusing access to the following is the most effective method of stopping cockroaches:

Remove food: Store the fruit sealed away, remove garbage that may contain food waste by frequently emptying bins.

Clean: clean cooking preparation surfaces, floors, walls, appliances in kitchens and areas where food is prepared and eaten.

Declutter: Store stuff away like boxes, bags, and other clutter to minimize cockroach hiding.

Maintenance: general building maintenance encourages cockroaches from breaching a property and also stops them from hiding.

Some cockroach species prefer hotter, humid environments while others prefer colder ones. These are the places where they are located in a building:

Kitchens: cupboards, shelves, cracks and crevices around the toilets, cracks and crevices around the appliances behind equipment and dishwashers.

Bathrooms: at the back of the toilet, in the drains, cracks and crevices in dark corners and other sheltered areas.

Laundry rooms: cabinets, inside sinks, plumbing, washing machines and dryers.

Basements: holes and openings in walls and ceilings, in packets of paper products, under ceilings and boxes.

Drains: Inside drains, channels and holes from broken pipes.

Outdoors: under the deck, moist locations, dark areas and any area where they can feed freely such as the dump.

Xterminate’s pest management specialists are thoroughly trained in the analysis of all the locations where cockroaches like to nest and also understand what causes an infestation, they also have a variety of successful treatments to exterminate them. Professional treatments include a broader variety of sprays, powders as well as cockroach baits, heat treatment and fumigation remedies that destroy the cockroach (egg to adult) at all phases of life and are clear of pesticide. Call us for more info and to find out how to prevent roaches from entering your home.

There are a variety of consumer goods which can be bought from your local hardware store, including:

• Sprays that can kill on contact or sprays that have more longevity on surfaces — note that these chemicals are to be properly used to prevent harming yourself and others.
• Spreading insecticidal baits and dust material on the soil where insects crawl
• Sticky traps to catch insects.
• The most successful way to get rid of a cockroach infestation in your home or workplace is always done through a professional, particularly in food companies and healthcare where there is a legal obligation to uphold hygiene standards. Call an Xterminate professional today to see how we can help you.

Cockroaches have been able to survive for so long because they’re very resilient and they’ll eat just about anything. That includes any and all human foods, dead insects, paper, wood, feces, decaying plant material you name it, they eat it!

Cockroaches are drawn to food left in the fridge, messy dishes in the sink, and crumbs left around. Cockroaches can enter your house through holes, crevices, vents, drains, and even items such as shopping bags, purses, boxes and shoes.

Cockroaches are known as a harmful cause of allergens and asthma. They can also bear such microbes that if left on food it may cause diseases. Cockroaches are ‘unhygienic scavengers’ in human colonies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

You might like the scent of fresh oranges, but cockroaches hate it. In your kitchen and bathroom, you can use citrus sweeteners to scare out roaches. A few citrus peels can even be stored in strategic locations around your house to prevent them from entering.

One teaspoon of liquid dish soap and a cup of water can be used for homemade cockroach repellent. However, this only works when it can be sprayed on the roaches directly. Adding Baking Soda or Borax to the blend and applied in their nests will eliminate the roaches as well