In North Lakes, the double garage is often where cockroach trouble begins. Garages are dark and quiet, the roller door leaves a gap at the base, and many have a floor drain or laundry close by. Stored boxes, bags of pet food and spare fridges give cockroaches shelter and food. American cockroaches in particular use the garage as a stepping stone into the house through the internal door.
The crew we book checks the whole garage, including the base of the roller door, the corners, the floor drain, the gap around the internal door, shelving and any spare fridge or freezer. They look for droppings, egg cases and live cockroaches in boxes and behind stored items. Then they treat the areas where cockroaches are moving and sheltering, paying close attention to the path between the roller door and the house.
A garage treatment usually includes:
- A spray treatment along walls, corners and the roller door base
- Treatment around the floor drain and any laundry area
- Attention to the internal door into the house
- Gel bait near spare fridges and stored food
- Advice on door seals and storage
Before the visit, move boxes and stored items away from the walls so the crew can reach the edges, and put pet food into sealed tubs. Plastic tubs with lids are better than cardboard boxes, which cockroaches like to shelter in. Fitting a brush or rubber seal to the base of the roller door and the internal door also helps keep them out. Many people combine garage treatment with an outdoor perimeter spray, since the two cover the main way large cockroaches come in. Call 07 3543 7767 for upfront pricing on garage cockroach treatment in North Lakes.
