Where do cockroaches live in an apartment

Finding cockroaches in your home is not a pleasant event. If it accidentally ran prusakthen it's not so bad. But the systematic appearance of several individuals in the apartment should mean that somewhere there is a nest of cockroaches. It is in such a place that all members of the colony gather, breed, hide from prying eyes in the daytime.

Signs of Cockroaches

Ordinary cockroaches such as redheads and black, refer to synanthropic species. They live in close proximity to humans and enjoy all its benefits: food, water, warm room. To understand that malicious barbel has appeared in the apartment can be based on several signs:

1. The presence of excrement in the form of black dots on wallpaper, furniture, plumbing, in kitchen cabinets.
2. Detection of chitinous shells, empty cells in the house.
3. Quiet rustling or crunching at night. This sound can be made by insects when they hide in secluded places under wallpaper or under a plastic baseboard.
4. The appearance in the apartment of an unpleasant odor of mold, dampness.
5. Detection of several insects when lighting at night in the bathroom or in the kitchen.

If at least one of the signs is available, you should start searching for a cockroach nest. The faster it starts pest control, the higher the chance of destroying or driving them away.

Searches for a nest

Finding a place where cockroaches live is not easy. Their lair should be hidden from daylight and inaccessible to humans. These places are:

• back walls of household appliances - the refrigerator, microwave oven, oven, dishwasher or washing machine;
• gaps between the wall and kitchen cabinets;
• under the bath;
• behind the drainpipes;
• behind the toilet;
• under the sink;
• in the far corners of kitchen drawers, cabinets, shelves;
• in the cracks behind the skirting boards;
• behind the doorposts;
• in ventilation shafts next to the hood;
• under peeled off wallpaper, linoleum;
• in deep pallets of flower pots;
• in the toilet flush tank;
• in the TV, computer system unit;
• behind the wall panels;
• under the counter top of the dining table.

Most often, cockroaches in an apartment live in the wettest places - in the kitchen and in the bathroom. The search for their asylum should begin in these premises. Armed with a flashlight, it is recommended to inspect all secluded places. It is necessary to push aside large household appliances and check the space behind it. In narrow slots, where it is inconvenient to crawl, spray insecticidal aerosol. If there are insects, they will try to leave this place at the same moment.

On a note!

During reconnaissance work to find the lair of cockroaches in the apartment, you need to be ready to meet with them. At the time of detection of their colony, insects will scatter in different directions.

You can find out where the Prussians live in the kitchen, in a simple way - at night, suddenly turn on a bright light and track where most pests run to hide. This tactic is also effective in the bathroom.

What does the nest look like?

Having started the operation to find the location of pests, you need to be prepared for an unpleasant sight. A photo of the nest of cockroaches can be seen below to have an idea about it. This is a large accumulation of insects at different stages of development - from clutches eggs before nymphs and adults.

In addition to living cockroaches, there may be their dead relatives, the remains of chitinous shells, excrement, the remains of food, and garbage. The smell near this place is unpleasant, in people prone to allergies, a coughing fit can begin.

After it was possible to find a nest in the apartment, it must be eliminated. To do this, use modern chemicals in the form of aerosols. After processing the infected area, you need to close all windows and doors and leave the room for several hours. After such a gas chamber, the Prussians will not have a chance to survive. Also use sprays, concentrates, gels, dustsarrange traps.