Cockroaches can be a real problem for any home or business, but especially so in apartments, extended care facilities, and any building where food is processed, prepared or served. The German cockroach is by far the most serious pest in these buildings and can be difficult to eliminate.

Terminix has developed a comprehensive system dedicated to eliminating existing infestations of cockroaches. The Terminix Five Step System takes into account all the harborages where cockroaches are likely to live and directs the appropriate technique at that site. By using integrated methodology, the Five Step System overcomes many of the problems faced in dealing with German cockroaches. The five steps are:

STEP ONE: Physical Removal

Cockroaches are flushed from their harborages and are removed by vacuuming. Cockroaches found on exposed surfaces in shelving, on equipment, on carts, etc. are simply vacuumed without flushing. When seen, dead cockroaches, egg capsules, and food particles may also be removed.

STEP TWO: Insider Installation

Terminix Insider Wall Injection SystemTM are installed in all wall voids in the kitchen, in server stations, in the base of built-in stationary tables, in the base of built-in salad bars, and other voids where cockroaches are likely to hide. The Insider permits easy periodic retreatment of these critical cockroach harborages.

STEP THREE: Bait Placement

Cockroach baits will be applied throughout the facility to control cockroaches that escape other control measures and new introductions of cockroaches.

STEP FOUR: Treatment of Cracks and Voids

Cracks and voids where cockroaches harbor are treated with a residual pest control material.

STEP FIVE: IGR Application

An insect growth regulator (IGR) will be applied as a long-term preventive measure against cockroaches. The IGR causes cockroaches to be unable to mate and reproduce.