If you have a cockroach infestation, and you plan to just move houses then you will have a lot of issues in the process. For one thing, are you going to sell the cockroach-infested home to another person without their knowledge? You would have to have a professional treatment done on the house for it to be sold to anyone with some common sense, and if you got the treatment, you would not have to move. The truth is, if you have a severe infestation of cockroaches in your home there is no way to pack a suitcase or move any furniture without cockroaches tagging along. They will simply enter the furniture, under the fabric, latch on to clothes and hide in shoes. They are aware you are moving, and they plan on coming along. Trying to prevent this is nearly impossible because one of the most common ways to get cockroaches is to go to a building that has them and then going home. They are natural explorers and want to see your home as well. They will go to very extreme methods to follow you home.
If your home is infested there is a lot you can do to deal with it. From hiring professionals to do a treatment on your home to using domestic products to at least control and reduce the situation. You can make use of all sorts of methods like Tabasco and water sprayed all over the place, boric acid and water can also be used to spray the walls. Domestic products like glue traps and gel baits are effective when dealing with cockroaches in appliances that can be opened, like the oven’s mechanical interior. You can also use silica dust on the floor and to make sure to clean very well and store all your food in sturdy plastic containers. This can all be very effective in controlling a cockroach infestation but will not get rid of a large one. Diatomaceous Earth is the most common type of silica dust and is also a great method of getting rid of cockroaches. You can sprinkle this food safe silica dust all over your home, in cracks and crevices, and anywhere you can puff it into. This is by far the most effective way to kill any and all pests in your house as long as you combine it with other processes like keeping the house clean and tidy, getting rid of cardboard and newspaper and sealing entryways around your house with cocking. Any hole can be an entrance.
If the situation has become untenable, and you cannot take a step without seeing cockroaches or their feces then it’s time to pay the piper and call a professional exterminator who can perform a complete and thorough treatment of your home. They will spray with a variety of chemical pesticides, use insecticide dust in wall voids and an ultra-low volume mist in place that is very hard to access. This will exterminate 99% of the roaches in your home in less than an hour and if you continue to see them, most companies offer a long warranty for multiple free re-treatments. This may not be enough on its own so make sure to take precautions to limit the cockroaches’ food supply and their ability to hide in plain sight.
