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The cockroach is one of the most notorious insects in Chennai due to its humid climate, population density, and food-rich surroundings. These insects multiply rapidly, carry bacteria like Salmonella or allergens, and damage business and home properties.
Controlling them is important to prevent food contamination, disease transmission, and allergic reactions. However, it is difficult to control cockroaches in Chennai due to friendly breeding spaces, shared drainage systems, and food availability in hawker centers, food courts, and unsealed trash bins.
Keep the area clean, seal entry points, and use a professional pest control service to prevent infestation. Try chemical baits, insecticides, traps, or natural remedies like boric acid and essential oils to eradicate the pests. Take professional help to solve the problem completely.
German Cockroach is the most common type found in Chennai. They are 13–16 mm (0.512–0.630 inches) in size with a light brown colour and prefer warm and humid areas in kitchens, dining rooms, and bathrooms. They eat everything – from food crumbs to soap and toothpaste. Females carry 30-50 eggs per case, and those hatch in 40 days. Nymphs mature in 40–125 days, and adults live for about 200 days.
Light brown with two distinctive brown bands across the wings and abdomen, these small (10–14mm) beetles prefer warmer, drier environments. You will find them in cupboards, behind wallpaper, electrical appliances, and ceilings. The nymphs take 160 days to mature, and eggs hatch in 70 days.
These American Cockroaches are a bit larger (35–54mm and reddish-brown with a yellowish figure-eight pattern behind the head. They are capable of flying short distances and prefer warm and damp environments like sewers, basements, drains, and storage rooms. The females lay 9–10 egg cases, which hatch in 40 days and their average lifespan is 440 days. They contaminate things fermenting food, milk, plant shoots, soap, and starches, and carry bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses.
These cockroaches range from dark brown to black. They are slow mover and stay in drains, sewers, basements, and under sinks. These bugs can grow 20–25mm with a greasy, shiny body and carry foodborne pathogens.
Food Sources
Improper food storage, such as leaving crumbs, uncovered leftovers, or unsealed pantry items, is common in Chennai. Besides, the warm and humid conditions make the food spoilage fast, attracting hungry cockroaches.
Water and Moisture
Cockroaches cannot survive without water. Leaky pipes, open drainage, standing water in sinks, or damp areas are common in Chennai. It creates ideal hydration spots for cockroaches.
Climate
The average temperature in Chennai is 27–32°C, and the average humidity is above 80%. This condition is perfect for cockroaches, and it supports their breeding and survival.
Clutter
Piles of newspapers, cardboard boxes, carton drinks or cluttered spaces are common in Chennai due to higher popular density. These clutter shelters cockroaches.
Poor Sanitation
Shared chutes in high-rise buildings in Chennai aren’t emptied regularly. It delays rubbish disposal and attracts cockroaches.
Proximity to Infested Areas
The cracks, shared HDB drainage, shared walls, restaurants or hawker centers allow cockroach migration from infested areas.
Inadequate Pest Control
Chennai emphasizes on cleanliness for sure. However, individual-level control is not that consistent, allowing cockroaches to infest.
Cockroaches carry diseases with them. Bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli can lead to diseases like diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections, fever, and stomach cramps. Besides, their droppings and shed skin can trigger allergies, skin rashes, and asthma. Food contamination is common. They also chew on books, furniture, fabric, electrical wiring, and wallpaper. Their hiding ability and rapid growth make it tough to eradicate them. Their movement and noise disrupt sleep during the night as well.
Understanding the signs of infestation is the first line of control. Here are the common signs.
Food and water sources attract cockroaches. Remove those sources. Store foods in an airtight jar or box, clean crumbs, grease, and spills from floors, and use cloths and soap to remove edible traces. Fix leaks and wipe sinks to eliminate water sources. Clean the trash daily from bins and keep the trash bin sealed.
Blocking the cockroach entrance by sealing all the entry points and hiding spots. Seal cracks and gaps in walls, floors, and cabinets with caul. Install mesh screens on drains and vents with adhesive. Reduce clutter like cardboard boxes and paper piles.
Install tools to attract, capture, and kill cockroaches in their active zones. Deploy gel baits with insecticides like Fipronil or Hydramethylno in kitchens, bathrooms, and storage rooms. Place them under the sink or along the walls. Cockroaches will eat them and return to their nests to spread the poison through their colonies. Use sticky traps in the same areas and monitor the traps. The combined method will work better.
Baits and traps will not work, especially to eradicate them. Use residual insecticides such as pyrethroids or neonicotinoids to crevices, wall voids, and baseboards to kill them. Aerosol sprays work immediately. However, do not overuse them since cockroaches can develop resistance.
Some people do not like the chemical approach to killing cockroaches. You can try heat treatment to kill them and their eggs. 130°F+ or 54°C high-temperature steam can easily kill cockroaches. Apply it where cockroaches hide and breed. You can also target special areas or thorough applications to kill every survivor.
Take professional help for heavy infestations. Contact licensed, trained professionals to provide thorough treatment with specialized tools and chemicals. Try fumigation or heat treatment to kill cockroaches and eggs instantly. This approach is suitable for infestations beyond your control.
Position these DIY traps near cockroach hotspots. Check and refresh the trap for the best result.
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Yes, they are more active during wetter monsoon seasons (Nov-Jan) when moisture is high.
Yes, species like American and German cockroaches can easily climb HBD walls to reach higher floors. They climb through walls or travel via pipes and shared drainage systems.
Reinfestation often happens due to an uncleaned environment, unsealed entry points, neighbouring units in HDBs, and surviving egg cases.
Put them in a sealed plastic bag and then discard them in a bin with a tight lid to prevent spreading bacteria or attracting more pests.
Yes, droppings carry allergens and harmful bacteria that can sicken pets and kids.
Remove any food wrappers, vacuum the interior, use car-safe sticky traps, and park away from rubbish chutes or drains.
