Getting Rid of Cockroaches – Keep the Cockroaches out of Your House!

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Getting Rid of Cockroaches

• Keep the cockroaches out of your house!

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Small bug, BIG problem!

• Cockroaches may be small, but they can cause tons
  of problems, including a bad odor, introducing
  multitudes of germs to your food supply, and
  brining in foreign bacterial agents.

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What are they?

• A cockroach is a pest found in homes, restaurants
  , hotels etc, that average about ½ inches long as
  an adult. They can eat almost anything that is
  found in the average home.

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Is your home infested?

• Even if your home does not appear to be crawling
  with bugs, you could still have a cockroach
  problem. Cockroaches can eat almost anything, if
  you notice any household elements with tiny
  pieces chewed or any other signs of a pest
  infestation, you may have cockroaches.
• In any case, you should call a pest control
  expert in to make sure do not have a cockroach
  problem. If you do, they can start the
  de-roaching process.

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Prevention tips

• To keep cockroaches from returning, make sure
  that all food is contained to stop it from being
  eaten by cockroaches. Take all garbage out of
  your home as soon as possible, as this can be
  another potential feeding ground. By removing
  these from your house, you are encouraging the
  pests to go elsewhere.

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Cleaning up dead roaches

• If you find colonies of dead cockroaches, there
  are many ways to dispose of them. The easiest way
  is to vacuum them up. You should also wash the
  area, if possible, where they were. It is very
  important to permanently remove them from your
  home.

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What to do next

• After you have had a cockroach problem, it could
  behoove you to use disinfectant around your
  house. This will eliminate any caustic bacteria
  they may have introduced to your home.

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Other tips

• Do not give up if there seems to be an endless
  supply of cockroaches in your home. Chances are,
  this problem can be alleviated if the right
  amount of time is taken and effort is given to
  solve the problem. Stay the course!

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Professional help

• If you have any symptoms of a cockroach
  infestation, you may want to get an expert
  involved as soon as possible. Trying to fix the
  problem yourself may yield not-so-great results,
  and the roach and pest control experts at Hopper
  Environmental Services have the right equipment
  and experience to ensure that the problem is
  prevented in the future.