Preparation and Advise

• If you start to notice cockroaches, you will generally have an infestation that needs fully eradicating by our expert local pest controllers, they are highly skilled and carry the correct professional products that are required to exterminate a cockroach infestation.
• Cockroaches pose a health risk to humans, this is due to the harmful organisms they carry when crawling on surfaces or contaminating food. They can cause food poisoning such as salmonella, streptococcus and staphylococcus to name a few.
• They can be extremely damaging to a business and its reputation if cockroaches are reported, especially in food and drink premises such as a restaurant, hotel, takeaways and pubs. Environmental Health Officers from your local authority have the power to close a business if cockroaches are reported to them, so please act now by calling or booking online our cockroach control team who will eradicate your cockroach problem fast.
• DIY Products – you can try and control the infestation in your home using amateur based products, however if you are a business, or have a noticeable infestation we always recommend using your local skilled pest controller that has the expertise and will use professional strong strength insecticide.
• Never stand on a cockroach because although you may kill the adult you will release an egg case with approximately 100 baby nymphs ready to hatch!

Preparation Before Treatment

• Carry out a deep clean, clean all floors and work top surfaces removing all food debris and spillages.
• Cover all waste bins with a lid
• Cockroaches love hiding behind fridges due to the warmth of its motor, make sure you regularly clean behind your fridge.
• Regularly wash up don’t leave dirty dishes overnight for cockroaches to thrive from.
• Proofing – replace broken kitchen tiles, seal gaps around sinks doors and window where cockroaches can harbour.
• Once you have instructed us to carry out a cockroach eradication treatment, arrangements will need to be made as everyone and pets will need to be excluded from the property or building for 4 hours to allow our treatment to dry so it is safe to return.

Treatment Details 

• Unlike other pest control companies, your local skilled pest controller will arrive in an unmarked vehicle so we remain discrete and sensitive to the situation at all times.
• We will carry out a full survey of the home or business and establish our treatment plan.
• We will run through the treatment programme with you and also recommend any proofing or hygiene recommendations as well as health and safety requirements such as a 4 hour exclusion time from the commencement of treatment.
• Our treatment will be a combination of professional strength insecticide gels, powders and micro encapsulated chemical sprays.
• We will monitor the infestation using our specialised cockroach traps that you can see in an image below
• At completion of treatment we will report which will provide supporting evidence for proofing, cleaning along with health and Safety recommendations.
• Our aim is to eradicate an infestation with 2 treatments over a 2-4 week period.

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