Cockroaches

If you’ve ever dealt with a cockroach infestation, you might not be surprised to learn that evidence of cockroaches dates back hundreds of millions of years. It can feel nearly impossible to control these incredibly adaptable, resilient pests on your own, and you might not even know you have a cockroach infestation until it gets completely out of hand.

Living with cockroaches in your home or business isn’t just creepy and inconvenient – it can actually be detrimental to your health. Cockroach infestations can trigger skin rashes, severe allergic reactions, chronic digestive problems, and spread diseases. If you see one cockroach, you can be sure there are many more hiding away, and it’s critical that you address the infestation immediately.

Pest Authority of Austin offers an incredible pest control treatment that prevents cockroaches from getting inside your Austin, Texas area home in the first place. Our Barrier 360 treatment is applied around the exterior of your home or business to create a cockroach-proof boundary that stops infestations before they can begin.

Barrier 360 does more than just stop cockroaches – it also stops 12 other pests that are common to the Austin and Pflugerville, Texas areas from taking hold of your home, all with the same treatment! We’re proud to give our neighbors in the Austin, Pflugerville, and San Marcos, Texas areas a more cost-effective, efficient way to protect themselves from pest infestations.

Most pest control companies will lock you into long-term service with an annual contract before you even know if their treatments work. When you choose Pest Authority of Austin, you’ll never have to sign an annual contract, and our no commitments policy means you can cancel any time you want. No Commitments. No Contracts. No Cockroaches. Guaranteed.

Signs of Cockroach Infestations:

  • Organic goods, including leather and paper, show signs of inexplicable damage.
  • Light brown or beige smear marks start to appear on your walls and ceilings.
  • Small piles of a substance that looks like coffee grounds appear in your home. These could be cockroach droppings.

Facts about Cockroaches:

  • Even after losing their heads, cockroaches can live for up to a week.
  • Certain types of cockroaches make a small chirping sound.
  • Some cockroaches can run as fast as three miles an hour.
  • They are highly resilient and need very little food and water to live.
  • Cockroaches are most likely to lurk in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, appliances, cupboards, cabinets, drains, pipe ducts, and cracks in floors and baseboards.
  • There are more than 4,000 known species of cockroaches in the world.