What attracts cockroaches in your home?

Question: What attracts cockroaches in your home?

Answer: Cockroaches are attracted by their need for food, moisture and a temperature-friendly environment that provides protective shelter sites in which to live and proliferate.

Some of the specific situations attracting cockroaches are:

• Openings that lead inside

• Cracks and crevices in dark areas of the home

• Food crumbs, spillage or waste

• Cockroaches don’t need much moisture to survive, but they are commonly found in damp areas such as around or near water leaks or inside drains.