Cockroaches aren’t aggressive and spend most of their time trying to stay hidden. However, cockroaches do pose many health hazards when they get into homes and businesses. Cockroaches carry and spread many pathogens that can make people quite ill. The bacteria that cockroaches contaminate food and surfaces with may cause diarrhea, vomiting, fevers, and salmonella. Their shed skins and excrement also trigger allergies and asthma attacks, particularly in young children.

Cockroaches will also stain with their excrement or chew through walls, clothing, and upholstered furniture inside the homes and other structures they've invaded.

Cockroaches will become a problem on your property once they discover it offers them access to food sources. Things that attract roaches to an outdoor space include pet food, open trash containers, compost piles, and outdoor eating areas. Once on your property, cockroaches will make quick work of finding their way inside your home, looking for more food sources and other nesting spots.

Cockroaches live and breed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations. Common outdoor hiding spots for cockroaches include the following:

• Behind tree bark
• Under mulch
• In gardens
• Around dumpsters, trash cans, or compost piles
• In sewers and around drains

Inside, most species of cockroaches seek dark, damp nesting locations such as behind appliances, in drawers, under cabinets, behind wall voids, and around pipes and drains. Some species prefer dark, hot, dry sites and tend to hide in attics and the upper parts of cabinets.

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Prevent problems with cockroaches by implementing the following prevention tips in and around your Hampton, Roads, VA home:

• Seal‌ ‌up entry‌ ‌points‌ ‌in the ‌roofline,‌ ‌foundation,‌ ‌and‌ ‌exterior‌ ‌walls.‌
• Fix‌ any ‌leaky‌ ‌pipes‌ ‌and‌ ‌fixtures and use dehumidifiers and air conditioners to reduce humidity levels in your home.
• Keep tight-fitting or locking lids on‌ ‌trash‌ ‌cans‌, recycling bins, ‌and‌ ‌compost‌ ‌bins‌.
• Store‌ ‌food ‌in‌ ‌airtight‌ ‌containers or refrigerators.
• Wash‌ ‌dishes‌ ‌and‌ ‌remove‌ ‌trash‌ ‌from‌ ‌your‌ ‌home‌ daily.
• Regularly clean and sanitize food prep areas.
• Eliminate‌ ‌clutter‌ ‌where ‌cockroaches‌ ‌can‌ ‌hide‌.
• Inspect boxes, packages, electronics, and used furniture before bringing them into your home.