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Cockroach Pest Control Brisbane
Specialist Cockroach Treatments to Provide Lasting Protection
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Cockroaches are a major problem in Brisbane and a professional cockroach pest control treatment is often the best way to get rid of cockroaches, especially the small German cockroaches.
Whether it is large cockroaches coming in from outside or small cockroaches who may have set up home in your kitchen, cockroaches are a health hazard and cause a lot of anxiety. A professional cockroach pest treatment is the best way to protect your family.
Household sprays only really kill the cockroaches you see, they don’t kill the numerous young cockroaches back in the “nest”. To get on top of a cockroach problem you need to use a combination of professional products applied in the appropriate areas to eliminate the infestation.
Our Cockroach Pest Treatments
General Pest Control
General cockroach control is included in our general pest control treatment, which comes with a 12 month warranty. For most homeowners this provides the protection they require. However, if you have a major infestation you will need a supplement to our general pest treatment or require a stand alone specialist cockroach treatment. This is particularly the case with German cockroach infestations which tend to be more difficult to control.
Specialist Cockroach Control Treatments
If you are unlucky enough to have a ongoing cockroach problem, it will mean there is an established cockroach population in or around your home. To eliminate such an infestation requires a detailed inspection and the use of a range of products; baits, sprays and powders.
Large Cockroach Treatments
Large cockroach species tend to live outside (or in the sub-floor and roof void), coming in for food and moisture. To deal with large cockroaches we treat the external perimeter of the building and hotspots with sprays and blow powder into roof voids. Sometimes in heavy infestations or sensitive areas, we will also use cockroach baits.
German Cockroach Control
German cockroaches are the most difficult control control, which is why specialist German cockroach pest treatments are required.
German cockroaches only live indoors and can set up a “nest” in the smallest of cracks and crevices; in door hinges, in the dishwasher control panel, in the microwave and behind cupboards. 90% of the cockroach population hides in these harbourages – so if you see one or two cockroaches, you know there are many more in hiding.
A thorough inspection is essential and we use a range of products, especially cockroach baits, to gain control. In severe infestations more than one visit may be required.
Good hygiene practices are essential for preventing a German cockroach infestation from becoming established.
German cockroaches are often brought into homes inside cardboard boxes – so check an incoming packages!
American cockroach (up to 5 cm long)
German cockroach (up to 1.5 cm long)
Applying cockroach gel bait
Our cockroach treatment guarantees
All our guarantees require any preventative measures to be carried out by the home or business owner. For example, if we carry out a treatment and dirty dishes and rubbish are left lying around, we are fighting an uphill battle to keep your home or business cockroach free (and the warranty would be void).
Domestic warranties are for 12 months, with the exception of German cockroaches. Whilst we guarantee elimination of German cockroaches, we don’t provide a warranty, as German cockroaches can be re-introduced any time (eg. in cardboard boxes).
Commercial warranties for business on a service plan cover the duration of the inter-service period. All warranties are subject to conditions.
Residential houses
If you call us for a cockroach problem, no doubt you want it gone….. and we don’t leave you until the cockroach problem has been eliminated – that’s our guarantee! Then as long as you carry out any preventative measures we recommend (also see the prevention tips below), you will have a full 12 month warranty.
Residential Units
Just like our cockroach treatments for stand alone houses, we won’t leave you until the problem is gone. However, the warranty is dependent on potential cockroach infestations in neighbouring units / townhouses and common areas. Certainly if there is a bigger problem, we are happy to discuss with the strata management.
Commercial Premises
Whilst we are more than happy to come and provide an “eradication treatment”, for commercial premises, most commonly restaurants and food establishments, cockroach control would be part of any ongoing service plan. If you would like us to deal with a cockroach outbreak and put in place an ongoing plan to be compliant with health requirements, please give one of our friendly staff a call.
Blame it on the neighbours!
We often here people say “the cockroaches came from next door”. There is an element of truth to that….. even if you have eliminated cockroaches from your premises and carried out the necessary preventative measures, if your neighbour has a cockroach problem, it doesn’t take much for the cockroaches to move in to your nice, “empty” house. This is especially the case with units, townhouses or businesses which shared walls, where the cockroaches can easily move from one part of the building to another through shared walls and pipework. So for shared buildings with a cockroach problem we can always get the best results if we treat the whole building.
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The cockroach products we use...
Cockroach baits
Typically we use cockroach baits and professional non-repellent sprays to get control. Cockroach baits contain highly attractive food and a slow acting insecticide. Cockroaches feed on the bait and go back to the nest, where they often die. Other cockroaches actually feed off the faeces, vomit and bodies of dying cockroaches (gross, we know!), but this transfers the insecticide to other cockroaches in the hiding place, providing complete population control.
Cockroach Sprays
The sprays we use are very different to the sprays you can buy in a supermarket. Supermarket sprays tend to be repellent and have the effect of excluding cockroaches from a particular area rather than controlling the problem. The new sprays available to professionals are non-repellent, which means the cockroaches walk over the treatment without noticing the insecticide. As a result they pick up in the insecticide on their cuticle and transfer it other cockroaches back in the hiding places, magnifying its effect.
The combination of baits and non-repellent sprays are very effective in cockroach control.
How to prevent a cockroach infestation?
1) The key preventative action is to reduce the available food sources – maintain good hygiene;
- Clear up any spilled food
- Clean down and under the oven / fridge regularly
- Do not leave unwashed dishes out overnight
- Do not leave pet food bowls out with food in or unwashed
- Food should be stored in tight “cockroach proof” containers
- Put rubbish into sealed bins and stack away from the house
Don't leave petfood out as it attracts cockroaches and other pests
2) Fix any leaking taps / pipework
3) As cockroach like to hide in cracks and can enter the house / unit through cracks, fill any cracks in the floors, walls and fill gaps around pipework.
4) As the peridomestic cockroaches often like to live in and around wood piles, mulch, garden debris, keep such materials away from buildings.
5) Check incoming packaging material (such as cardboard boxes) for cockroaches and their egg cases. This is a common way for the German cockroach to enter your property and set up home.
6) If you are in an apartment block, it is important to have an overall pest plan for the building as cockroaches readily spread from one apartment to the next through the shared pipework.
Cockroach egg cases
7) Have a aerosol spray available that can be used to quickly kill the occasional cockroaches that enters your home. (Crawling insect aerosols that contains the insecticide imiprothrin give the quickest results).
8) With these maintenance actions in place a general pest treatment will prevent cockroaches setting up home in your home!
Cockroach Treatments FAQ
How to prepare for a cockroach treatment
Before a pest treatment it is always best to clear away all belongs around the perimeter of the building and in any areas to be treated. If you have a cockroach problem in the kitchen make sure the cooker is clean, the floor under the appliances and cupboards vacuumed, food cupboards are clear of food spills and all washing up done and cleared away.
On occasions (in certain situations) it may be necessary to empty cupboards before a treatment can be carried out, but we will discuss this before the treatment.
Can I stay in the house during a cockroach treatment?
Yes, you can generally stay in the house during the treatment, however, people and pets needs to be kept clear of any areas that are being sprayed and remain clear of those areas until the treatment had dried.
How long does it take cockroaches to die after a treatment?
During a spray or powder treatment the insecticide starts to work straight away and you may see cockroaches emerging and dying straight away. Most will die in the first 24 hours after a treatment, but further cockroaches will die when they emerge from their harborages and walk on the treated surfaces.
For German cockroach treatments where baits are being used, if will take 1-3 days for the first cockroaches to die, with the infestation generally eliminated in 1-2 weeks (depending on the size of the infestation).
How long does a cockroach treatment last?
Cockroach treatments targeting large cockroaches and including a spray treatment will last many months. We are confident with our treatments that we can offer a 12 month service free period (providing any recommendation for corrective actions are followed).
For German cockroach treatments, we will guarantee elimination, although it can take more than one visits for heavy infestations. However, we cannot provide long term warranties, as German cockroaches can be re-introduced anytime (eg. in cardboard boxes).