What is the gel treatment for cockroaches?

Cockroaches have been on earth for millions of years. Now they have perfectly evolved into the most adaptable pests on the earth. Cockroaches’ most common living place is home buildings, restaurants, etc. they love to stay in a warm place and prefer to live they can easily find water and food.

Cockroach gel bait treatment

Gel treatment is an effective and safe alternative to pesticides to deal with cockroaches. It directly targets the roaches to kill them and emerges as a safe method to use around kids and pets. It’s a treatment used by experts and it will work as a do-it-yourself too.

Method of gel treatment

A minimal amount (approximately as big as a grain) of gel bait is applied strategically all over the house. Cockroaches are most probably found in kitchens and pantries, as they can get access to food and water easily.

In high infestation conditions, 3 to 5 gel bait dots are applied every 10 linear feet distance. This is also the case when you want to control the infestation quickly. But when the infestation is not much 1 to 3 gel bait dots are enough to take control of the infestation and terminate them.

How gel bait treatment works

Gel bait is n edible product with an attractive additive in it to lure cockroaches. Once the cockroach eats the bait, eventually it kills the entire population of roaches. Cockroaches are scavengers and eat through each other.

Once only one cockroach eats the bait, it will invite more, and eventually, the entire population will be reached to bait. Check on the process of bait reduction if all the bait is left untouched and you still have roaches roaming around try changing the place of the bait. Or reduce the amount of gel used.

Note – when you use the bait make sure not to place it in the wet or places where moisture is present, otherwise bait functionality will be reduced.

Benefits of cockroach gel bait

• It’s a safe product to deal with and has no side effects or harm to kids and pets around.

• It is can be used in deep cracks and crevices. This is an effective solution when you apply a little amount of it.

• One most useful benefits of using gel bait are, there is no need of leaving or cleaning the appliance.

• Dots can be applied directly in the drawers without being them emptying or shuffled. The entire bait will be eaten by cockroaches, so there mess to clean after as well.

• Cockroach baits are safe to use but still, precautions are best to keep and handle the product with care.

Precaution

Gel baits are good to use but what about afterward? Keeping precautions is a key step to make sure that cockroaches will not return to your home ever again.
Check the premises if there is any leakage or mess. Cockroaches like pests are most attractive to the mess as they can easily get what they want there.