How To Keep Cockroaches Away From Your Ventura County Home

Cockroaches In Your Home Are A Major Risk To Your Health

There are many ways cockroaches can present a risk to human health. Some you may not realize. Let's quickly go down through them and discuss how addressing these risk factors can help you with cockroach prevention as you work to guard your health.

• Cockroaches get into food packages and contaminate the contents, which can lead to stomach illness. You can guard against this by storing food in sealed containers. Doing so will trap the scent of food inside and help you make your home less inviting to roaches.
• Cockroaches climb in unsanitary places, such as your bathroom. In your bathroom, cockroaches come in contact with unsanitary things and spread microorganisms that are harmful to you. A deep cleaning of your bathroom can remove hair, dead skin, fecal matter, toothpaste, and other potential food sources, making your bathroom less interesting to cockroaches.
• When cockroaches shed their skins in your home, these can trigger allergies. Cockroach infestations are found to increase hospital visits for asthma-related symptoms. When you remove cockroach skins and fecal matter, you remove materials that lure roaches into your home. Roach feces contain pheromones and these may also be present on shed skins. Pheromone scent attracts other cockroaches.
• Cockroaches climb in dirty trash and then climb around on counters, cutting boards, plates, silverware, toothbrushes, and more. When you properly manage trash, you reduce the scent of decaying organic matter that lures roaches into your home.
• A danger that is not often considered is the use of over-the-counter cockroach control products. These can present a risk to your family when inappropriate materials are used. When materials are misapplied, they may also inspire cockroach problems. What occurs is cockroach nymphs shed their skins and develop new skins that are resistant to the material, making them harder to keep out of your home. 

All of these are tips you can apply indoors and outdoors. But there are many more attractants outside your home. It is essential to consider them if you want to keep cockroaches out of your home. 

How To Identify And Remove Factors That Attract Cockroaches

When cockroaches explore the exterior of your home, they can't help but explore cracks that lead them into your home. Roaches are thigmotactic. This means that they like to squeeze into spaces that are restricting, where they are able to touch hard surfaces on all sides. You can deter roaches from getting into your home by sealing entry points, but these are resourceful insects. They're not easy to exclude with physical barriers. Along with pest-proofing, you need to also reduce attractants so you have fewer cockroaches attempting to get inside.

• Cockroaches are attracted to the scent of garbage. A clean trash receptacle and a sealed cover are strong deterrents.
• Cockroaches require moisture. A damp perimeter next to your home will promote activity. Cleaning gutters is the first step in preventing oversaturation in this critical zone.
• Cockroaches hide under objects to shield themselves from the sun. Removing objects next to your home will reduce roach activity.
• Cockroaches hide under leaves and other organic debris. Yard work keeps your yard clear of these hiding places next to your home.
• Cockroaches feed on feces. It is gross, but true. If you have a dog, make sure to keep pet waste cleaned up in your yard.
• Cockroaches eat paper and cardboard. If you have a pile of pizza boxes, roaches will thank you for it. Store this material in a plastic bin with a cover.
• Cockroaches nibble on clothing and natural materials with cellulose. Keep all junk in storage containers, particularly outside your home.
• Cockroaches eat human food long after we're willing to eat it. If you have a dirty grill, you may attract the attention of cockroaches.
• Cockroaches eat dead insects. Light attracts insects, so keeping lights off in your yard can reduce insect populations and prevent them from dying on your property and becoming food for roaches.  

Now that you know how to keep cockroaches away, what can you do about a cockroach infestation in your home? We hope you'll contact Ventura Pest Control for assistance. We don't just eradicate the roaches in your home, we provide ongoing protection to keep roaches out. 

Contact The Pros For Total Cockroach Eradication

Roach control begins with a science-based strategy that locates and eliminates the cockroaches in your home, using a multi-pronged strategy. We apply known products according to strict protocols. Along with addressing indoor cockroaches, we use pest-proofing to keep roaches from continually entering your home and apply an exterior treatment to add even more protection. There is no better way to totally eradicate roaches. Would you like to learn more about our process or schedule a service visit? We'd love to hear from you. The service team and Ventura Pest Control is committed to providing Ventura County residents with industry-leading pest control solutions, and we're not happy unless you're happy. Connect with us today.