While solving this type of problem, it makes sense to have an understanding of the insects that live in the same space as you.

Cockroaches consume almost everything. For as long as man can remember, when hamburger buns and French fries weren’t available for dinner, cockroaches ate anything that went rotten, for example dead animals, feces, as well as other decomposing organic and natural things, and this is just the short list.

For centuries they have helped rid the earth of garbage and other debris. That’s great as long as they live in the woods and miles away from you!

Once cockroaches come directly onto your property with your clothes, the talent for eating garbage becomes a real problem for people.

Exactly how could this become a problem?

The real problem is the bacteria and germs that contaminate the food.

The thing is that the fact that they have much better food available (your food, by the way) does not necessarily mean that they are going to stop consuming the products that we said before. While you’ll likely pick up the carcasses, cockroaches still eat the bodies of their friends, as well as their own poop. Trash is still a favorite.

So, for a second, imagine exactly what hundreds of tiny insect feet touch every day. About droppings, eating a deceased friend, ingesting a piece of meat that has started to turn green… and now imagine them crawling and dropping all those germs on your countertops, plates and cutlery.

The thing is, even though you can keep these things away from food, it’s still possible to get a major illness simply because a cockroach crawled all over your kitchen.

It is no small coincidence that the health department has tracked increases in food poisoning and eColi whenever there is an increase in the cockroach population.

Here in this article we have only touched on the dangers in the kitchen. Cockroaches cause other health problems, including asthma, allergies, and skin rashes.

Now, would it really be safe to keep letting all these critters call your home their home?

Certainly, it will cost something to exterminate cockroaches. However, how costly would it be if you or your children contracted an illness from something the cockroaches brought into your home?

At a minimum, you really should take a look at the price of cockroach extermination.