Domestic Cockroach Pest Control – Bristol Area

Has your home got a cockroach pest problem and are you in the Bristol area? We will help you identify, remove your insect cockroach pest problem from your residential home.

Cockroaches are incredibly resilient creatures, considered nuisances in the human food hygiene department. They spread food poisoning, cause dysentery and gastro-enteritis. Bristol cockroaches can even cause allergies in some people with their dead bodies and faeces being the main culprit in the spread of bad food hygiene. There are two main Bristol-found cockroaches - the Oriental Cockroach and the German Cockroach. Both of which venture out in the hours of night time. Oriental cockroaches in Bristol take longer to breed, preferring drains and cooler areas around the residential home. The German Roach has a brown shield shaped back and venture towards humid warm places, like behind and under refrigerators.

When a cockroach infestation is present there are often faeces that look like black pepper balls and a strong sour smell. Both types of Bristol roach need to be dealt with swiftly.

What can we do to prevent or control your cockroach pest infestation problem around your residential home?

To limit Bristol based cockroach infestations regularly remove household waste and clean any residual food traces from surfaces and warm moist areas. Like behind cabinets and white goods or near kitchen sink run off areas and pipes. Our cockroach prevention process for the Bristol area consists of a regime of treatment that includes high quality insecticide gels. Repeat application in the correct treatment areas until all eggs have reached larvae stage is required. We will ensure the treatment is thorough enough and our preventative advice will help eradicate your roach infestation.

1. Bristol Cockroaches are large crawling insects ranging in size of 15-30mm. They have characteristically long antennae’s and two pairs of wings.
2. German & Oriental Cockroaches are the most commonly found species in Bristol & through out the UK - German Cockroaches originate from Asia, they are brown and look like a shield. They can climb up polished walls and hang upside down, in warmer climates they can fly. They carry egg cases full of baby nymphs waiting to hatch out anything from 30-50 at a time. Oriental Cockroaches are a larger species but not as agile climbers on vertical surfaces. They need longer time to breed and prefer cooler places like outside drains.
3. Both species are nocturnal so you are more likely to see large numbers of cockroaches at night. They spend the day hiding in the cracks and crevices, then moving around at night scavenging for food and water. Their egg cases and droppings can still be very obvious without the insects present, their droppings can appear like coverings of black pepper.
4. Cockroaches in Bristol are notorious for spreading food poisoning, dysentery and gastro-enteritis. Anything that cockroaches can climb over in the kitchen will become contaminated so it’s important food preparation areas and cooking utensils are sterilized before preparing food.
5. Bristol Cockroaches have been frequently found in blocks of flats or high risers, they can move between apartments in air ducting or pipe work. They will enter a building on incoming laundry, packaging, furniture or raw materials.
6. They will eat nearly anything from fingernail clippings to grease on the inside of television sets.
7. You can prevent cockroaches by removing any overflowing rubbish or waste, making sure all vertical and horizontal surfaces are clear from crumbs, debris and hiding places.
8. Seal and proof cracks and crevices where you suspect cockroaches might be entering.
9. Install sticky boards or monitoring traps embedded with a cockroach pheromone to detect the extent of a Bristol Cockroach infestation.
10. Treat infested areas with a carefully selected insecticide to eliminate the whole infestation.