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The kitchen is the most important part of the house where healthy food is prepared for the entire family. But due to availability of food items and moisture, cockroaches and lizards easily set up their camp here. Cockroaches are especially seen roaming on kitchen utensils and slabs in the dark of night, due to which the risk of food contamination and food poisoning (ulcer, diarrhea etc.) increases significantly.
The biggest problem of cockroaches is that if even one or two cockroaches enter the house, their number starts increasing very rapidly. In fact, there are certain parts of the kitchen which become favorite hiding spots of cockroaches due to darkness, moisture and dirt. Let us know about those 5 places in the kitchen where cockroaches hide the most and 3 easy and effective home methods to eliminate them.
Cockroaches make these 5 places in the kitchen their home.
Areas of the kitchen that are often cool, damp, dark and have food particles are the preferred areas for cockroaches:
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Under the Kitchen Sink: Dirty utensils are washed daily in the sink. Many times, water leaks from the drainage pipe under the sink or the drain gets stuck. This moisture and dirt attracts cockroaches the most.
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Behind Gas Stove & Fridge: While cooking, often splashes of oil, vegetables or spices fall behind or below the gas stove. Apart from this, there is mild warmth and darkness of the compressor at the back of the fridge, where they easily thrive and enter the fridge as soon as they get the chance.
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Kitchen Cabinets: Cockroaches hide in the corners of closed cabinets in today’s modern or modular kitchens. The smell of flour, rice, sugar and pulses kept in the cabinets does not allow them to go out and they make their homes behind those cabinets.
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Around the Dustbin: Peels of fruits, vegetables and leftover food are thrown in the kitchen dustbin. The space around the dustbin and its smell become the main food source for cockroaches, due to which they spread throughout the kitchen.
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Drains & Pipe Lines: Most of the cockroaches enter the kitchen through the drain. If fine food particles accumulate in the inside of drains and pipes, it becomes the safest place for them to hide and lay eggs.
3 effective home methods to get rid of cockroaches
Without any expensive and chemical pest control, you can get rid of cockroaches with these 3 easy home remedies:
1. Perfect formula of baking soda and sugar
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How it works: Mix equal amounts of baking soda and powdered sugar in a bowl. Now sprinkle this mixture in the corners where cockroaches hide, under the sink and in the cabinets.
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Bearing: The sweet smell of sugar attracts cockroaches to eat it, but the baking soda mixed with it acts as poison in their system and kills them. After this, clean that place thoroughly.
2. Strong smell of bay leaves and cloves
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How it works: Cockroaches hate strong and pungent smells. Place 4-5 crushed bay leaves or cloves near kitchen cabinets, drawers, sinks and drains.
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Bearing: Due to the natural aroma of bay leaves and cloves, cockroaches leave that place immediately and do not come there again. This is a safe and aromatic solution.
3. Deep cleaning and drying of the kitchen
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How it works: Cockroaches need water the most to survive. Therefore, before sleeping at night, clean the kitchen completely and keep the sink completely dry by wiping it with a cloth.
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Bearing: Do not leave empty utensils in the basin at night; keep them clean with water. Clean around the drains and pipes daily by pouring phenyl or harpic, so that cockroaches will not be able to come up through the drain.
Important things to prevent cockroaches from coming back
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Never allow water or liquid to accumulate on the kitchen slab and floor.
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Don’t make the mistake of leaving utensils lying in the sink overnight.
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Clean the sink drain regularly with hot water and cleaner.
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Immediately remove old cardboard boxes, waste newspapers and waste items from kitchen cabinets, as cockroaches lay most of their eggs in these.
