Cockroach Pest Control on the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Cockroach & German Cockroach Pest Control

Here on the Sunshine Coast, we are not immune to cockroaches due to our beautiful climate.

Like ants, these guys are broken up into three main categories:

• The “Big Bastard” of a cockroach
• The “I Could Have Put A Saddle On It” cockroach
• And my favourite: the “Scream Loudly, Throw A Shoe At It And Run Away” cockroach.

Even as a pest controller, I can relate to the last one except I can’t run away as it is my job!

The main ones we get on the Sunshine Coast that Shark Pest Control mainly deal with are the Australian and American varieties, which are the large flying ones. The other main one we see mainly in food outlets and of course in our kitchens, bathrooms and laundries are known by a different nationality, German cockroaches.

Seriously, I didn’t make that up and there are others that may show up here and there but the first three are the main ones that we get here.

The first two love to breed in bark mulch, palm trees in your gardens and really love dark stinky places like septic tanks and drains. They fly around at night and love the sand under sub-floor homes.

The third type (German) are more complex and will live gregariously which means they like having “happy families,” but don’t fly so they are less likely to be treated properly by just using general sprays.

Call 0427 616 282 today for your free cockroach pest control quote and let’s show them the door—for good.

Your Pests. Our Problem.

Cockroach Control Treatments

The big cockies are easily controlled with the surface sprays and powders that we use at Shark Pest Control. This is due to the fact that they will fly, land and walk over a treated area then ultimately die as a result of the product. Remember you can’t stop them flying as they are attracted to lights at night and can easily run under most doors to gain entry into your home. The trick is that once Shark Pest Control has eliminated all of their breeding areas in your home with our treatment, you will only have the visitors who won’t get a chance to set up a house in your home as our residual treatment will make sure of that. Part of being a “good pest controller” is understanding the breeding cycles and typical harbourage areas of pests and doing something about it rather than just doing standard treatments and hoping for the best.

The small (tiny to about 2cm long) German cockroaches are generally introduced at home by either working somewhere where they have them i.e. food shop, then bring your work home with you or inadvertently bringing an egg or cockroach home in a box where they like to hide in the flaps and corrugations of the cardboard or even a friend or relative bringing one over lets say in a fridge you borrowed or bought. Due to their prolific breeding and short breeding cycle, spraying them with repellent chemicals will just kill a few and more eggs will hatch within two weeks generally and you are back to the start.

At Shark Pest Control we use a combination of gels (specifically designed to stuff up their breeding cycle before they lay again), non-repellent sprays and in some cases some serious work on your appliances like dishwashers, microwave oven and kettle to name a few. This is because this species also loves warm electrical areas where most standard sprays are not applied. The process can take up to a month or more if it is a bad infestation and may require your assistance by doing some serious cleaning and in some cases the blocking up of holes in walls if that is the case. In most cases, a successful treatment will take around two weeks to see good results as this has to take into account the breeding cycle. Bombs and supermarket/hardware products will only slow them down for a bit so don’t waste your time and money.

Call Shark Pest Control for a free quote on your home or business if you are having issues with any of these cockroaches or anything else bug wise.

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