The Dangers Cockroaches Bring To Your Westchester County Home

Cockroach Habits

If you could put a tiny camera on a cockroach and watch where it goes during a typical day, you would be disturbed. Cockroaches are drawn to every gross thing. The grosser, the better. This may sound like an exaggeration, but consider this:

• Roaches eat feces.
• Roaches eat rotting food.
• Roaches eat gunk in drains.
• Roaches eat the grime on the sides of ovens.
• Roaches eat compost.
• Roaches eat dead animals that are rotting in the woods.
• Roaches live in sewer systems.
• Some roach species lay their eggs sacs in the gelatinous decaying goop in the bottom of dumpsters and trash bins.

These are not clean insects. Don't let anyone tell you that they are. While cockroaches are a dining delicacy in some countries, they're only edible when they are raised entirely in captivity. A wild roach is a filthy insect, and an urban roach is the filthiest.

Ways Cockroaches Make You Sick

It would take several pages to give you all of the many ways cockroaches can make you sick. Here are a few of the most important ways. These should give you a clear idea of what you're up against.

Exposure To Harmful Organisms

When cockroaches get into your home, they don't suddenly become domesticated. They will leave their feces in many areas of your home. They will get into your trash. They will get into your drains. They will get into your cat's litter box. They will climb on dirty mops, dirty toilet rims, and every other nasty thing they can find. It is how they're wired. So, it is safe to assume that you will be exposed to every dirty thing in your home. If you have food sitting in your trash compactor, the microorganisms in that food can be picked up by roaches and carried into your dish cabinets, silverware drawer, and food storage areas. If you don't have a good seal on your trash or your trash receptacle is dirty, bacteria can be moved from your trash to your food-prep surfaces in a matter of seconds. Good sanitation is vital for the prevention of cockroach-related illness and also for the management of cockroach populations.