Where do cockroaches come from and why did they choose your home?

Everyone understands that cockroaches cannot arise out of nothing, on their own. There must be a reason for their appearance. Despite the fact that they do not represent a danger directly to a person, the way they exist can adversely affect the health of all residents of the room.

Cockroaches bring on their paws pathogenic bacteria and worsen the sanitary condition of the premises [/ caption]

These insects are the most common pests and can contribute to the spread of infectious diseases. Let's figure out where the cockroaches come from in the apartment and why your home is chosen as their habitat.

The main causes of pests

Having noticed “uninvited guests” in their kitchen or in the bathroom, each landlord tries to understand what caused them to appear. Cockroaches can enter your home in several ways:

• from neighboring apartments;
• with products from the supermarket;
• with things after a long trip;
• they can be sent to you by mail.

The last option does not look ridiculous, but anything is possible. So, now in order.

From neighbors

The simplest and most logical explanation for the insect infestation is the poor sanitation of your neighbors' homes. Cockroaches run across ventilation shafts, penetrate through cracks in the walls, move along garbage chutes and even through an open front door.

As a rule, a “scout” first appears, which assesses the availability of a food and drink source, ambient temperature and humidity. And if the conditions turn out to be acceptable, then he informs his brothers about this and after a day a large colony celebrates a housewarming party in your apartment.

Why do they come to neighboring apartments, if before that they got along well with people behind the wall? There may be several reasons:

• the population has become quite high and they simply do not have enough space, so they begin to look for new territory;
  

  Attention! If you do not fight insects, then for the above reason, in a short time they can completely populate the porch and even the entire multi-storey building.

• neighbors carry out pest control, and the parasites tend to leave the danger zone for their existence as soon as possible. As a rule, in such cases, cockroaches migrate en masse, since unsuitable conditions for life and reproduction are created in a previously populated apartment. Therefore, all survivors can populate your house as soon as possible.

From the store

Quite often a situation arises when the residents themselves bring pests. A cockroach female may end up in your shopping bag when you shop at the supermarket. It is impossible to notice it, but after a short period of time, adults will scurry through your kitchen.

Why cockroaches in this case? Everything is pretty simple. The female, having got to your house, lays eggs in the ooteca, from which young animals appear a few days later. And as you know, these insects grow and breed very fast. So it turns out that having brought with the products one seemingly harmless female, you get a whole colony of pests.

Attention! Sometimes, cockroaches can be brought into the house with new furniture or clothes.But since these products do not represent nutritional value for pests, they get there rather by accident. But food is a regularity.

From a long trip

If you were recently on a long trip, then you could very well have brought cockroaches along with your things. After all, it is known that not every hotel can “boast” of ideal sanitary conditions. And as a rule, a budget organization is unable to allocate money for living in normal rooms.

The same goes for resort hotels with few stars. Therefore, if you were able to save on a ticket due to the low cost of living, then do not rush to rejoice - perhaps it is from there that you will bring with you domestic pests.

Advice! Even if you didn’t go anywhere, but the cockroaches wound up anyway, then think, maybe you were lending your travel bag to someone you know who brought these parasites to your house.

By mail

It would seem that this is the most incredible option for the occurrence of parasites. But in view of the fact that online purchases have become quite popular today, it’s all quite logical and it becomes clear why cockroaches appear in the apartment. Parcels from abroad are a convenient form of transport for insects.

Interesting fact! Incidentally, it was the rapid development of communication routes between the continents that caused the spread of cockroaches around the world.

And now we have a unique opportunity to observe in our homes not only "native" Prussians, but also overseas guests: American and black cockroaches.

Why did they decide to stay?

Now you should pay attention to the question of why cockroaches, having come to your house, decided to stay in it and began to actively breed. Here the answer is only one - unsanitary conditions.

1. Endless food source. Cockroaches are quite unpretentious in food and can absorb not only fresh products, but also waste. They do not disdain scraps in the bin, and rotten vegetables. It is also worth remembering that these insects are able to climb into the smallest crevices and narrow passages, where sugar or flour will certainly be spilled. But even without food, cockroaches are able to live for about two to three weeks, and a small handful of cereals will become a real food warehouse, which is enough to feed a whole colony.
   

   Advice! To resist insects, always try to keep your kitchen in perfect order: take out the trash every day, do not leave food in the public domain, wash floors, baseboards and stove as often as possible.

2. The presence of water. Cockroaches can go without food for a long time, but they are unable to live without water. Therefore, always close the taps tightly, wipe the sink and bath dry at night, water the indoor flowers only in the morning and in the afternoon, and carefully monitor the condition of the plumbing. After all, even a small puddle on the table can become a huge reservoir for insects.
3. Temperature and humidity in the room. The ideal habitat for cockroaches is the relative humidity and warm climate. Human housing fully complies with these requirements, in addition there are still comfortable slots and corners in which cockroaches can safely hide from prying eyes.

Interesting fact! Not all cockroaches prefer such conditions. For example, eastern species live in cold sewer pipes and are an exception to the rule.

If you find cockroaches in your house, then, first of all, you need to analyze where they might have come from. Close all ventilation passages with nets and close up the existing targets so that the parasites have nowhere to hide and avoid the migration of other individuals from their colony. And be sure to maintain cleanliness in your home, because if they have already appeared, then in the conditions of unsanitary conditions they will certainly begin to multiply actively.And now, when you know where your mustachioed “guests” came from, it's time to ask a question: How to get rid of cockroaches forever quickly and without much effort?