Cockroach Control Services in The Torbay Area

If you are unlucky enough to have found cockroaches at home or place of work then you will want to act rapidly, rest assured that Pest Professionals in Torbay can help. We can help to provide you with instant advice and help with any cockroach problem in two very easy and effective stages:

The no obligation phone consultation service applies to both residential and business customers in the Torbay area. No coackroach extermination job is too large or too small for us to look at. Where appropriate we are able to suggest on any immediate action required to protect your health, property or possessions before a visit. If a visit is required we let you know if there will be a call out fee and also advise on the likely costs of any cockroach treatment should it be necessary.

Why Are Cockroaches a Big Problem?

When you have knowledge of how cockroaches operate, you quickly become aware why you will need to eliminate them straight away. Cockroaches foul their environment with faeces or castings and with regurgitated food, and they move indiscriminately from their filth to food and back again. They will eat anything from food fragments, to paper and cardboard and even fabric. They taint materials with their characteristic ‘musky, oily’ smell as well as the air in infested premises may contain fragments of their excrement. The opportunity for the escalate of pathogens such as salmonella and other diseases is obvious and it’s not a surprise that their presence causes great distress. We won’t go further (even though we could!) but the bottom line is that if you have cockroaches, you will need to get rid of them and you require a professional pest controller to do the dirty work.

The most common (and arguably most disgusting) cockroach in the UK is the Oriental Cockroach. Adults are about 20-30mm long and dark brown. During the day they spend their time in harbourages, grouped together. They are normally on the ground floor only because they are poor climbers. Their activity peaks in the hours of darkness– if you start seeing them in the day the infestation may be severe. They often tend to prefer damp, dark places ordinarily so are often discovered under fridges, in drains, near pipes and in sewers.

Indications Of Cockroaches

1. Lingering oily, musky odour
2. Tiny black or brown cylindrical droppings about 2mm long
3. Cockroach casts– take a note of where you find these
4. Observing them in daylight– usually a sign that the infestation is well established

Cockroach Control

Before any work to eliminate cockroaches is carried out, it is vital to first determine the cockroach species. This will provide the pest controller with the biology, life cycle and typical habit information of the pest which will be essential in assisting prepare the required strategy. The pest controller will then look to establish where they are originating from. If this is not possible, they may assist in planning the use of night-vision cameras in this process.

A mix of sticky traps, professional strength gel baits and non-chemical control methods is commonly advised, and monitoring should be put in place. If the infestation is well established, an integrated strategy drawn up by an experienced professional pest controller is vital.

If you need sound advice or rapid solutions to cockroaches issues anywhere in Torbay or the local towns and villages – speak to us.