Have you spotted a cockroach scurrying under your refrigerator or found these nasty pests elsewhere in your kitchen? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. Homeowners from Closter, Essex Fells, and Deal as well as throughout New Jersey often reach out to Arrow Pest Control for help getting rid of roaches that have infested their kitchens and homes. In today’s blog post, we’re going to dive in and discuss why they’re a common problem and what to do if they show up in your space.
What to do if it’s too late and cockroaches are already active
By implementing the cockroach prevention tips above, you may be able to prevent cockroaches from infesting your kitchen and reduce the associated risks to your health and home. But if cockroaches have already made an appearance in your home, your best course of action is to contact a pest control company for professional cockroach control.
Risks associated with cockroaches
First and foremost, when cockroaches infest kitchens, they quickly establish a presence and start reproducing. They also contaminate food and surfaces with bacteria and pathogens that can cause illness and have the ability to trigger allergies and asthma in some people.
How to prevent cockroaches from taking over your kitchen
To prevent cockroaches from infesting your kitchen, there are several things you can do including:
- Keep your kitchen clean: Wipe down counters and vacuum/wash floors regularly to remove food particles and crumbs that can attract cockroaches.
- Store food properly: Keep food in sealed containers and avoid leaving open containers or crumbs on countertops.
- Seal cracks and crevices: Use caulk or other sealants to seal up any gaps in walls, floors, and foundations that could serve as entry points for cockroaches.
- Fix leaks: Cockroaches need water to survive, so fixing any leaks in your kitchen or other areas of your home can help deter them.
Arrow Pest Control eliminates cockroach activity in NJ homes
For professional pest control services that exterminate cockroaches, Arrow Pest Control is the ideal solution. Our five-star pest control pros not only eliminate roaches already active in New Jersey homes, when you sign up for Arrow Premier, our most comprehensive ongoing home pest control plan, we make sure they don’t have the chance to re-infest! Take a look at the plan features below or give us a shout to discuss your pest problem.
Arrow Premier
If you’re looking for a program that protects your home and family from common household pests PLUS termites and other wood-destroying insects, we recommend Arrow Premier. With this program, you get quarterly pest control and a wood-destroying insect program in one package!
- Protects your home all year long.
- Consists of full interior and exterior inspections and treatments.
- Covers your entire property* including the attic, mailbox, play set, shed, and fence.
- Includes a certified termite inspection and ongoing termite control.
Pests targeted with Arrow’s Premier includes cockroaches, silverfish, spiders, earwigs, clover mites, millipedes, centipedes, crickets, ground beetles, boxelder bugs, ants (including carpenter ants, pharaoh ants and acrobatic), fleas (inside only), pillbugs, sow bugs, fruit flies, stored product pests, bees, wasps, hornets, carpenter bees (no higher than 10ft), mice, and rodents PLUS termites
*If you have a pool house that requires service, pricing would increase based upon the size of the structure.
