Cockroaches

A cockroach can live without food for a month, hold its breath for over half an hour and even live without a head for a week

The best way to keep cockroaches away and make sure they don’t reappear (or come back) is a high level of cleanliness and repairing any cracks in your home. Keeping your home clean will remove their food source so they are not attracted to the area, while repairing any visible cracks will reduce the number of hiding places available for cockroaches to stay. Beyond that, the only cockroach treatments that will work will be quite extreme and should only be attempted by professionals. They will be able to properly assess the situation and use whatever techniques are necessary.

Don’t panic!

Without a doubt, if you have a cockroach infestation, you will need help getting rid of them. They are one of the ugliest insects around and if that doesn’t put you off, then their habits should. They prefer warm and humid places, they are often found in sewers and in the dirtiest and darkest corners. Naturally, then, they carry quite a few germs with them that are responsible for food poisoning, dysentery, typhoid and any number of other diseases. They will literally eat everything they can and if you think they leave their droppings in their nest then you would be wrong, they leave it everywhere.

You knew it

Cockroaches don’t shed their skin, they shed their skeleton. Perhaps the scariest thing about cockroaches, however, and what makes cockroach treatment particularly difficult, is how quickly they reproduce. Each female cockroach can have up to four hundred babies in her lifetime, one baby matures within three months and lives for another three to nine months after that if left unchecked. The numbers might just get out of control.

In Greece there are two main types of cockroaches, the German cockroach which can swim and is generally quite agile, able to fly (short distances) and climb smooth surfaces. The American cockroach (also known as the drain cockroach) is quite similar, although it is much darker in color than the German cockroach.

Don’t panic! With the help of a professional and thorough cleaning, you’ll be rid of cockroaches in no time!

Ants

There are more than 15,000 species of ants, but only about 40 were regularly encountered in Greece. Unlike many other pests, ants are not inherently unpleasant. Not many people are afraid of ants, and if you find one walking on you while you’re sitting on a park bench, it’s no big deal. In their natural environment, ants are actually very useful. Decomposing organic matter, aerating the soil, making sure other insect populations don’t get out of control, these are just some of the things ants can do. However, they don’t know a human habitat when they see one, and they don’t care.

And while it’s obviously easy to get rid of each individual ant as you see it, they’ll keep coming back unless you destroy the source. This is ant control, and to win this war you will have to fight smart and you will have to fight effectively. However, if you want to have the most effective solution, you need to call professionals. They will come to your home, get rid of the contamination with chemicals specially designed for the job, and take steps to keep them from coming back.

Bed bugs

Where do bed bugs come from?

Believe it or not, bed bugs were practically a thing of the past by the mid-90s, largely due to the fact that the insecticide used to get rid of cockroaches also killed bed bugs. However, this insecticide is now banned, meaning that hotels do not have a consistent bed bug treatment program. This, in turn, means that anyone traveling to the hotel with bed bugs will leave them on the bed for the next unsuspecting victim. So even though it’s a horrible thought, once you get back from a hotel you should wash all your clothes thoroughly as bed bugs can survive in a suitcase.

How do bed bugs survive?

It only takes 35 days in some cases for a bed bug to grow from a nymph to full adulthood Bed bugs can survive in upholstery, clothing as already mentioned, blankets, sheets of course, behind bedroom furniture, all kinds of cracks and crevices, mattresses , almost anywhere. They do well in cold or warm environments and are attracted to a warm human body as well as the carbon dioxide we exhale.

Bed bugs survive on the blood of their victims. It’s not a pleasant thought, in fact it’s downright creepy, but it is. They usually approach humans before dawn, but they won’t wake you up because you won’t feel them. The reason is that they inject an anesthetic with their stinger as they bite you so that you don’t feel the pain. However, once the anesthetic wears off, the bite will be very itchy and may look like a rash or spots of pus on the back but don’t scratch it! There is a risk of infection.

In any case, you will definitely want the best bed bug treatment to get rid of them as soon as possible.

How to get rid of bed bugs

To be sure that bed bug infestations are completely destroyed, you will need the help of a professional. Bed bugs reproduce very quickly and you need to get rid of the entire life cycle to eradicate the infestation and for that you will need professional bed bug treatment.

Rodents

If you have a rodent infestation, it is essential to call a professional to be sure to get rid of the problem.

How to recognize a rodent infestation.

On average a mouse leaves 70 droppings every day, mice are nocturnal creatures so you may not see them at all during the day, meaning you can only see the signs that they were there. You may notice a strange smell, which is the mouse’s nest, they also leave dark droppings around the place and constantly chew things, gnawed furniture, cereal boxes or any other things, especially cables, are signs that you have a mouse infestation . Chewing on cables, apart from causing serious damage to your electrical appliances, can lead to a fire and is therefore extremely dangerous. Sometimes mice even make their nest inside electrical appliances, so it’s important to check as soon as possible.

Mouse control techniques

The main danger that mice carry with them is disease. Mice are incontinent of urine wherever they go and can easily carry germs responsible for food poisoning, salmonella, ringworm and meningitis.

Coping

In general, mice will not be attracted to a place if there is no food available there. So keeping it clean is a good way to keep mice away. This should be done in and around your property, for example in a back garden. Make sure that no piles of waste accumulate.

Mice reproduce very quickly, so it is important to get rid of your mouse infestation as soon as possible. To make sure you get it right, it’s best to get a professional to handle the job.