Treating domestic kitchens: Harbourage areas
Check harbourages thoroughly
Cockroaches are thigmotactic pests, which means they prefer to hide in tight places where they have something touching either side of their body and there is the relative safety of only one entrance and exit. When treating the kitchen, some pest controllers can overlook critical hiding spots like a knife block or a food warmer tray – both ideal harbourage areas as they are in vicinity of food, warmth and water.
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Treating domestic kitchens: Inspection – part two
This is part two of treating kitchen: inspection. Identifying areas that pose a high risk to food build up is essential to maintaining a successful integrated pest management plan. Watch our expert continue his inspection of a domestic kitchen and show you some of the overlooked areas for food build up.
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Treating domestic kitchens: Inspection – part one
Kitchens have the best hiding spots for pests, particularly cockroaches. Often times you will need to get down on all fours and inspect in the cracks and crevices that are sometimes in those hard to reach spots. Watch our expert take you through inspecting two of the high risk areas in a domestic kitchen and the potential hiding spots of each.
