Cockroach Control

Keeping Cockroaches Out Of Your Phoenix Home

One of the most common and undesirable pests that can infest your home is the cockroach. Cockroaches are unpleasant to look at and can be unsanitary. They can trigger asthma and allergy symptoms because they have proteins that many people are allergic to. Even the waste and body parts of dead roaches can cause reactions in sensitive individuals, especially children and the elderly.

Cockroaches can also carry pathogens that pose a potential health threat. They have been implicated in the spread of several types of bacteria, such as salmonella and E. coli, as well as parasitic worms. Since they’re attracted to the food we eat, they can cause contamination when they come into contact with it.

If you’ve spotted roaches in your Phoenix home, you need to contact Green Home Pest Control right away. Those who have used our services will agree we are the best roach control company in Phoenix, AZ, and the surrounding area.

What Types of Cockroaches Can You Find in Phoenix, Arizona?

While you don’t want to see any cockroaches creeping around your home, you may not be aware that more than one type of cockroach may be visiting your house. Cockroaches you might spot in your Phoenix home or business include the following:

American Cockroach

The cockroach you are most likely to see running around your house is the American Cockroach. This name is actually a misnomer since American cockroaches originally come from Africa. However, they have made a very successful home for themselves in America, and often in Arizona houses. American cockroaches are recognizable by their glossy, reddish-brown body and similarly colored wings. Because they eat what humans eat, they love to infest homes.

German Cockroach

You’d think that American cockroaches live in America and German cockroaches live in Germany, but unfortunately, the United States has its share of German cockroaches too. These roaches, also called Croton bugs, are smaller than American cockroaches but just as unpleasant. They scurry quickly and can walk on walls and ceilings. They usually come out at night to feed on any crumbs you may have left out.

Oriental Cockroach

The Oriental cockroach is another roach that doesn’t really live up to its location name. This species is common to North America and is not known to have originated in Asia. You may call these little, slimy creatures water bugs because they often hide in wet areas like pipes or humid basements.

How To Keep Cockroaches Out Of Your Home

Cockroaches can invade any home, even the most well-kept. There are steps you can take, however, to make your home unattractive to these pests:

• Reduce food sources. Try to keep your kitchen and floors free from small crumbs and food spills. Also, pay attention to spots where grease or food may accumulate, such as around and behind your stove, microwave, toaster, etc. Rinse out bottles, cans, and plastic containers before disposing of them, and regularly clean inside your kitchen cabinets.
• Store food carefully. Tightly seal bags and boxes of food, such as cereals, or transfer food into airtight containers.
• Secure trash and recycling refuse. Both inside and outside of your home, make sure waste receptacles have tightly fitting lids, including your recycling bins.
• Seal openings. Roaches use many entry points to get into your home. Add or repair weatherstripping to doors and windows, seal cracks and crevices, and seal around pipes that bring utilities into your home.
• Check items before you bring them in. Cockroaches may hitch a ride in boxes and bags that you bring home. They can even come in on infested items such as furniture.
• Empty pet dishes. Don’t leave food or water in your pets’ indoor or outdoor dishes throughout the day or at night.
• Remove shelter. Cockroaches are mostly active at night but will hide during the day in cardboard boxes, stacks of paper, magazines, newspapers, or other piles of clutter.
• Remove water sources. Even drops of standing water in your kitchen or bathroom can attract cockroaches. Make sure faucets don’t drip, wipe up counters of any water spills, and dry sinks before going to bed.
• Vacuum frequently. Cockroaches will follow pheromones that other roaches have left in your home. Vacuuming removes the body parts, eggs, and feces that attract them.
• Call a roach extermination professional. At Green Home Pest Control, we make sure to eliminate all of the cockroaches that have infested your home and apply eco-friendly roach treatments to keep them from coming back.

Our Cockroach Control Process

When you have cockroaches, you need professional roach removal to make sure all those roaches are eliminated. Cockroaches can hide in walls, especially during the day, making them difficult to find. If you don’t get them all, they will be back, often in greater numbers. That’s why you need the roach removal experts at Green Home Pest Control.

We will inspect your home and property to look for nesting sites, droppings, and the roaches themselves in order to determine what type of roach is in your house and where the hot spots are. Using an integrated pest management approach, we’ll develop a plan that gets at the root of the issue so that your cockroach problem doesn’t just go away temporarily, but is fully eliminated and doesn’t come back. This approach involves using eco-friendly products and recommendations you can take to make your house less conducive to a cockroach infestation.

Because our cockroach control treatments are guaranteed, you won’t have to worry about our treatments not working. We’ll follow-up with you to ensure your roach problem is fully eliminated and provide re-treatments if necessary.

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