La blatte, Généralement connus sous le nom de coquerelle, cafard ou encore de cancrelat, est un insecte nocturne très ancien (d’après des fossiles retrouvés dans des terrains vieux de plus de deux cents millions années) appartenant à la famille des blattellidae dans l’ordre des Blattodea.
Originating from Asia, cockroaches They are brown, with a head bearing long, slender antennae, a thorax covered at the front by a pronotum, chewing mouthparts, and usually measure between 13 to 16 mm in length. Found in many countries, particularly in homes and warehouses, these insects are considered pests.
Mode of reproduction
Cockroaches live for approximately six months. Their development is divided into three main stages: egg, nymph, and adult. The nymph resembles the adult, with the only difference being that it is smaller and its sexual organs are not yet mature. The female can lay between 3 to 6 oothecae, each containing 50 eggs. Thus, the transition from egg to adult development takes 123 days, or 4 months.
How to get rid of it
Cockroaches are usually omnivores (eating everything) and particularly enjoy starch, fats, and meat. The cockroach has successfully established itself in our buildings and is now more resistant to many control measures.
It benefits from the absence of natural predators in homes, invasive reproduction, a short reproductive cycle, sexual maturity reached in a few weeks, and its ability to hide in very small shelters. Indeed, in order to be able to control or completely destroy cockroach populations we will call upon three parties, namely:
Prevention
Since dirt is a food source for cockroaches, it's necessary to constantly deep clean the house, not forgetting corners, bed frames, the kitchen, and garbage cans. The number 1 condition for getting rid of cockroaches.
Treatment by yourself
You need to lower the temperature and humidity in your home. To do this, you must ventilate regularly and clean the vents. Afterward, you can seal the spaces through which cockroaches enter your home (for example, place a mosquito net over your garbage chute if you have one). The use of products such as insecticides targeting eggs and products containing deltamethrin or pyrethrin are very effective and recommended. Lavender essential oil would also be a natural repellent for cockroaches.
Extermination by a specialist
Il est important et plus conseillé de faire appel à pest control specialist to carry out the extermination of cockroaches. Indeed, the specialist not only uses professional products, but has proven experience in all of them, making him capable of conducting a good study and a truly effective intervention in order to eradicate cockroaches permanently.
