How do apartments prepare for pest control?
Start preparing by removing everything out of your kitchen cupboards and cabinets. Ants and cockroaches tend to invade mostly the kitchen, as this becomes their food source. Removing everything allows the technician to reach inside these areas and either spray or put down the gel bait.
Do I need to move furniture for pest control?
When to Move Furniture for Pest Control
For most common pests, you shouldn’t need to worry about moving furniture. In order to properly prepare for a termite treatment, you should move all of your furniture out from the walls wherever possible.
Should I clean before or after pest control?
Fight the urge to do a deep clean of your home for at least a week after you receive the pest control treatment. Cleaning cabinets and other areas after an extermination may be tempting, but this can cause the chemicals to be rubbed off prematurely, which can reduce the overall power of the treatment.
Should you mop after pest control?
Wait to Clean after the Application of Pest Control Spray
The good news is that you can clean after a Smithereen technician has sprayed your property. However, you should always wait for the spray to dry first. Also, try to avoid mopping or wiping down the perimeter areas of rooms (e.g., baseboards).
Why do I see more roaches after pest control?
It is normal to see a few roaches weeks after the treatment, irrespective of how effective the treatment was. Some roaches survive the pesticide spray for a few more days after spraying. The spray and the poisonous bait left by the professional pest control company continue to work even after weeks of initial spraying.