No one wants to wake up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water and find a cockroach scampering past their foot. But cockroaches are often up at night, scouring your home for food or water. If you happen to see a single cockroach, it does not always mean that you have an infestation on your hands.

Consider some factors like the weather if you are trying to understand why you suddenly have a cockroach in your home. If it is extremely hot and dry outside, a cockroach may have found a way into your home in search of water. If you suddenly have a downspout outside, a cockroach may have come in so they don’t get washed away in the rain.

Even though you should not panic if you see a cockroach, do not dismiss it’s presence either. Even if you only have one cockroach in your home, they can still multiply quickly. But cockroaches are also really good at hiding in walls, or quietly under furniture. If you see a cockroach in your home, you may only have one or its possible that many others are simply out of sight.

Why are there cockroaches in my home?

Cockroaches are disgusting creatures. If you find these nasty bugs in your home, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have a dirty house. While it is important to keep a clean house, especially in regards to trash, dirty dishes, and food storage, cockroaches may have come into your home for a number of other reasons, such as:

• They hitched a ride: Cockroaches can enter homes if they are brought into the house clinging to your grocery bags or if they are inside used furniture.
• They are attracted to your pets food and water bowls: Cockroaches are primarily after food sources and moisture. If you put your pet’s food and water bowls in your home, cockroaches have easy access to the two things they are searching for the most.
• Living in an apartment next to a messy neighbor: If you live in a building with multiple units, a cockroach infestation in one unit can easily spread to neighboring apartments, regardless of their cleanliness.

Give a pest professional a call

While maintaining cleanliness and good hygiene practices is essential for preventing and controlling cockroach infestations, it's important to understand that infestations can occur in even the cleanest of homes. If you're facing a cockroach infestation, it's a good idea to take action promptly by implementing preventive measures, setting traps, and seeking professional pest control assistance if the problem is too big for you to handle. If you are living in Las Vegas, NV, and you are ready to be done with a cockroach infestation, give Pest Raiders a call today.