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What Attracts Cockroaches? The most obvious thing that attracts cockroaches is food because it is food that helps them to thrive and keep them alive. Storing food properly in restaurants, homes, offices, shops, and factories is the number one deterrent against roaches, plus ensuring your environment is kept pristinely clean after using the services of a professional pest control company will ensure these nasty bugs will be kept at under control.

No matter how fastidious we are, there are times when these tenacious creatures simply won’t die! Calling in pest control experts is the only way to get rid of these clever creatures, plus it will take time and patience before roaches are eliminated – hence the need for continuing keeping your immediate environment clean. 

Here are a few tips to keep cockroaches away 

Never leave food out on counters and rinse out any empty containers if you are recycling to keep your environment bug-free. Never leave garbage overnight (cockroaches are nocturnal creatures); throw away rubbish every day. 

When retiring at night it is advisable to wipe down all countertops and to clean floors. Any appliances on countertops need to be wiped down. 

Ensure the spaces under counters, under refrigerators and freezers and stoves are also kept clean. 

Always store all food in airtight containers off floors – this applies to pet food as well.  

Fridges and freezers should seal properly. 

Never leave old magazines, newspapers or cardboard boxes lying around as cockroaches love to feed on these and breed inside these. 

Cockroaches are attracted to warm spots for shelter 

Keep your environment clutter-free, and ensure your doors and windows are sealed. 

Remember that cockroaches communicate through pheromones; that is why it is advisable to keep wooden surfaces clean (the pheromones soak into these surfaces) and to remove any cardboard. 

Cockroaches love water and damp areas 

Repair leaks and drips and ensure that the spaces between your sink and bath are kept dry with sealant and grouting.  

Standing water attracts roaches to pets drinking water and avoid stagnant water in pot plants. 

Keep bathmats, sponges, towels and dishcloths dry. 

Cockroaches breed throughout the year and are therefore problematic all year round – they are not seasonal breeders. It is difficult to gauge what the cockroaches were attracted to in the first instance, but once they start breeding it is tough to get rid of an infestation. 

Because most DIY treatments are often ineffective, it is far wiser to seek the services of your professional pest control experts to assist with the elimination of these problematic pests.