All cockroaches need to survive and reproduce is food, a little water, and plenty of hiding places. First of all, do what you can to keep them out of your apartment in the first place by sealing openings where cables, electrical conduits, and pipes enter walls. Block openings around hallway doors and be careful about
VIEW MOREIt’s August, maybe too early to think about getting out the wool sweaters but not too early to think about fall-invading insects. By that we mean the various insects that don’t die when the weather gets cold outside, but instead move into your home for the winter. They don’t wait until winter either, they’ll be
VIEW MOREWe’ve just turned the corner from spring into summer and that means it’s prime time for wood cockroaches. Now if you don’t have a treed lot or woods around your home, even at a distance, this may not apply to you. You may never have even seen a wood cockroach, or you may have seen
VIEW MOREDepending on what type of roach infestation you have, it may or may not be a big deal! Zach Cyrus, Quality Manager with Colonial Pest Control, discusses the types of roaches found in New England and how to get rid of them. Listen or read more to find out about ridding your home of cockroaches.
VIEW MOREMany of you are aware that there are indoor cockroaches that can take over your kitchen and make your life miserable. Did you know that there are even bigger outdoor cockroaches as well? In fact, they may be living around your home’s foundation at this very minute, just waiting for an opportunity to move inside.
VIEW MORENever say never. There is always at least one way to address a pest problem, and usually several. I can give you a few suggestions that should cut down on visits from the Pennsylvania wood cockroach, Parcoblatta pennsylvanica. What you’re seeing are the male wood roaches that are very active during the mating season from
VIEW MOREIn the yard itself – 1. Move firewood piles away from the house – If you moved your firewood close to the house this winter for convenience, now is the time to get that wood farther away since firewood piles attract all kinds of pests and invite wood-feeding insects that could have an eye on
VIEW MOREAre you one of those people who believes that the answer to all indoor pest problems is a good bug bomb, or two, or six? In the pest control business, we call them total release foggers (TRFs) and we’ve blogged before on the fact that they really do not work very well. Bug “Bombs” and
VIEW MOREOne question with so many possible answers. Gel baits are the primary products used for indoor cockroach control and work well. Assuming that you purchased a reputable, EPA-registered product, the lack of results could be due to any one of these factors: Failure to follow the label directions– Always read the label thatwill tell you
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