Cockroaches are the most common job we do in St Albans, and almost all of them are German cockroaches: the small fast brown ones that live inside, breed in weeks and hide behind the fridge, inside the dishwasher door, in the microwave hinge and along the kickboards. They move between units through shared walls and plumbing and arrive with second-hand appliances and cardboard. The big Australian and American cockroaches come in from drains, the subfloor and the garden when it is hot or wet.
Inside we place gel bait exactly where the roaches hide, which they eat and carry back to the harbourage, and we treat the voids, hinges and motor cavities where the egg cases sit so the job is not repeating in six weeks. No spraying the benchtops, no clearing the cupboards. For food businesses on Alfrieda Street we work before open or after close and leave a written note of what was done. In a unit block we tell you plainly whether the neighbouring units need treating, because one unit on its own in a heavy block does not stay clear.
