There are few pests more scary and disgusting than the dreaded roach! Roaches are nasty little, resilient creatures that are seemingly impossible to kill. Not to mention they breed faster than the speed of light and if you see one – chances are there are at least 100 more you can’t see. Oftentimes roach infestations are the reason a person decides to move. Living in a building or a neighborhood with a roach problem makes it very difficult to ever truly be free of them.
But how can you be sure when you’re moving you aren’t bringing any of these disease-carrying, atomic bomb proof, insects with you to your new home? We’ve gotten these questions with some amount of regularity so in case you’re curious as well, let’s break it down.
Should I even worry about roaches tagging along?
Sometimes people think because they are moving to a nicer building or area that their problem will be solved once they move. But this is almost never the case. If you have roaches or even have just seen a few roaches in your current residence and you are moving you absolutely should be worried about them tagging along for the ride. .
Roaches can and often do move with people from home to home. If you aren’t careful you could be responsible for bringing the roaches to the nicer building and nobody wants to be that person.
What if I’m careful and I check all my boxes?
The thing is if you’re using cardboard boxes you can’t check them thoroughly enough to prevent bringing them along. Roaches love cardboard boxes. They will crawl up inside the walls of the cardboard box where they feel safe, and a little smashed and there they will happily hide and lay their eggs. You simply cannot check the inside of your cardboard box walls – that would destroy the boxes and render them useless.
Roaches love cardboard boxes. Your best bet if you have roaches and you don’t want them coming with you on your move is to NOT use any cardboard boxes.
If roaches love cardboard boxes, what don’t they love? What can I store my stuff in?
If roaches love cardboard boxes, what don’t they love? What can I store my stuff in? We get it, there is nothing easier or more intuitive than using boxes for your move. However, these are far from the only options. You can try using some large plastic storage containers, or get creative and pack things
inside of things you already own like laundry baskets and duffle bags. It is more work than you’d like but trust us when we say the extra effort put into preventing the roaches transmission will be more than worth it.
Any other tips for preventing roaches from infesting my NEW home?
If you really want to use cardboard boxes do so at the absolute last minute. Wait to bring the boxes in until you’re packing to move – like that day. Place the boxes on the counter or a high table – pack quickly and then move the box to the porch or somewhere else outside of your home. Also, when you get to your new place – leave the boxes outside and unpack from the front door. This can help A LOT.
Also as soon as you are done packing, immediately remove the boxes from your home – take to the trash or recycling or toss them in a housewarming (outdoor) fire pit. Whatever you do, just get them out of your home!
If you happen to see a roach in your new home, old home and any other type of home, be sure to call a professional exterminator sooner rather than later. Time is not on your side when it comes to roaches.
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