Field notebook: cockroaches and other pests
Telling species apart, reading a monitoring trap, getting ready for a visit: articles drawn from our work in homes and businesses across Paris and the Île-de-France region.
Mice in November: spotting the first signs at home
With the heating back on, mice look for shelter. You often hear them before you see them: here is how to confirm they are there and what to do next.
Cockroaches in apartment buildings: ducts, stacks and chutes
Treating a single flat in an infested building often means seeing cockroaches return through the next duct. The answer is collective, and it starts with a map of the sources.
Cockroach monitoring traps: what they really tell you
A monitoring trap is not a treatment. It is a logbook: it shows where cockroaches travel, whether they breed on site and whether the treatment is working.
Preparing your home or business for cockroach treatment
Good preparation takes an hour or two and makes the inspection far more accurate. Here is what to empty, what to leave alone and what not to clean afterwards.
Cockroaches in appliances and electronics: where they nest
A warm motor, a little moisture, crumbs nearby: to a cockroach, the back of an appliance beats any cupboard. That is often where the source is hiding.
Identifying your cockroach: German, Oriental, American or brown-banded
Not every cockroach hides in the same place. Knowing which one you have already tells you where to look for the source.