Guide
Cockroaches are nocturnal, so the first sighting is usually a single insect on the kitchen floor after the lights go on.
Whether that matters depends entirely on the species – and on whether it was found in a flat, a shared riser or a food business.
Is this urgent?
Nests at entrances, rodents in food areas or a sting risk for allergy sufferers are treated as urgent.
Aerosols kill the individual insects you can see and push the rest deeper into wall voids and neighbouring units. Gel bait works the other way round: it is carried back into the harbourage and reduces the population itself.
Where kitchens and bathrooms share pipe runs, cockroaches move between flats. Treating one unit while the riser is untouched rarely holds, so the property management should be involved early.
We assess the situation with you on the phone, explain what is needed and give you a realistic price range.
