Are there non-insecticidal methods?
If cockroaches leak into your house, sealing cockroach entrance ways is a good method of preventing their entry. Weather stripping around doors, caulking around kitchen pipes and cabinets, and screening attic crawlspace vents are all good preventive measures. Inspect your house carefully and try to determine how the cockroaches may be getting inside. Many homeowners are very familiar with the cockroaches entryways, however, residents may prefer greater air-exchange with the outside, more than they prefer preventing cockroaches from entering their home. If preventing entry is not enough, there are other approaches. Basically if you deny the cockroach appropriate hiding places, food and water, the cockroaches will be decimated at your house. Storing pet food in sealed containers and not leaving uneaten food in pet dishes overnight will deny the cockroaches a rich source of food. Removing fresh pet poop, fallen fruit, food scraps around trash bins will also play a role. Many hiding places
