Pests We Treat Photo Album: South Amboy Cockroach Infestation
Cockroaches in South Amboy, New Jersey
I immediately inspected the infested unit and found a nest of German cockroaches in the kitchen. The German cockroach reproduces faster than virtually any other species of roach, growing from egg to adult in about two months. While seen mainly at night, roaches will be seen during the day if the population if the population grows large enough or if a nest is disturbed.
Garbage build up attracts cockroaches in South Amboy
In addition, the roaches had virtually unlimited harborage areas from all of the clutter left in the kitchen and living room. I recommended to the tenant that if he didn't want any more roaches, he needed to keep things clean by removing food sources and by keeping trash build-up and clutter to a minimum. I used my sprayer to apply a product to flush these insects out of their hiding places and kill them. I'm confident that my treatment effectively killed any active roach activity. However, to prevent future roach infestations, the tenant must improve his sanitation. If you live in a home or apartment and do not keep up with your kitchen and you have clutter that offers unlimited harborage areas, you are virtually guaranteed that a roach or other insect infestation problem will develop. Property managers must be vigilant about educating tenants about proper sanitation in order to keep these infestations to a minimum and to preserve the reputation of the apartment complex.
Filthy kitchen is cockroach haven in South Amboy, NJ
Often, roach infestations are triggered by sanitation issues, and this unit was no exception. By any standard, this unit was poorly maintained. There were food-encrusted dirty dishes left in the sink and on the counters - for roaches, the equivalent of a continuously open all-you-can eat-buffet. In addition, the roaches had virtually unlimited harborage areas from all of the clutter left in the kitchen and living room. I recommended to the tenant that if he didn't want any more roaches, he needed to keep things clean by removing food sources and by keeping trash build-up and clutter to a minimum.