Cockroach nest: instructions for finding and eliminating pest congestion sites

Signs of the appearance of insects

Timely detection of insects will help to cope with them faster. You need to carefully inspect the rooms, especially the kitchen and bathroom, toilet:

Pieces of chitin after molting.

• black dots from stool remain on furniture and plumbing;
• in secluded places there may be dead individuals, or pieces of chitinous cover;
• capsules with eggs, they can be found under cabinets, stove, under the bathtub, sink;
• at night, turn on the light in the room, if there are cockroaches, they can be seen running in different directions.

What does a cockroach nest look like?

A large cluster of cockroaches that swarm among the remains of food, dead individuals, pieces of chitinous shells left after molting. There may also be ootheca with eggs, larvae of different ages.

All this accumulation smells terrible, and causes a gag reflex.

Where to find a cockroach nest

Cockroaches love secluded places.

Cockroaches love places where it is warm, humid and there is enough food. Black or red cockroaches usually settle in the premises. They are very prolific and their offspring grow rapidly.

In multi-storey buildings, cockroaches make nests in ventilation pipes, sewer systems, and garbage chutes. In apartments and houses, cockroach colonies settle in corners, behind baseboards, in cracks, behind kitchen furniture, under household appliances.

Also their favorite places are in the bathroom, in the toilet, in the basements. Cockroaches appear at night, and during the day they hide in secluded places where they feel safe.

Reproduction

Female with ootheca and offspring.

To successfully fight cockroaches, it is important to know how they reproduce. After mating, the female lays an egg capsule, an ootheca, which can contain up to 50 eggs. In favorable conditions, after 2-3 weeks, larvae, or nymphs, appear and scatter in different directions.

Nymphs go through 5-7 molts and after 4 months they turn into adults capable of reproduction. A single mating is enough for a female cockroach, and for the rest of her life she distributes sperm to fertilize eggs. Some types of cockroaches live up to 3 years.

Harm from cockroaches in the home

Cockroaches feed on waste, garbage, feces. They carry pathogenic microbes, eggs of parasites on their paws. Cockroaches contaminate food, table surfaces, and other places that people come into contact with. They are carriers of dysentery, tuberculosis and diphtheria. Some people are allergic to the smell of cockroaches.

How cockroaches can get into the room

There are many ways of penetration of these insects into the dwelling.

1. Cockroaches crawl into the smallest cracks, through the ventilation holes.
2. A person brings in a bag from the supermarket or brings in a suitcase from a trip.
3. From household appliances, especially those that were already in use.
4. Through goods ordered via the Internet.

Sometimes one cockroach is enough, and in a couple of months a family of these insects will appear in your home.

Methods of struggle

There are many methods to get rid of these harmful insects:

• an effective method - freezing the room, cockroaches and larvae die at temperatures below -3 degrees;
• chemical treatment;
• folk remedies.

If you can’t cope with cockroaches on your own, special pest control services will help.

Preventive measures

1. To prevent the appearance of cockroaches, you need to maintain cleanliness and order in the premises.
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2. Take out trash and spoiled food daily.
3. Store food in closed containers, perishable products in the refrigerator.
4. Do not leave water freely available.
5. Maintain plumbing fixtures in good condition.
6. Install screens on vents.

Conclusion

Cockroaches are very tenacious and multiply quickly. For their reproduction, favorable conditions, sufficient food and warmth are required. At the first sign of the appearance of cockroaches in the home, it is important to take action. To combat these harmful insects, there are enough tools that will help get rid of them.