Preventing oriental cockroaches can be very easy. It is mostly about maintaining a clean house and yard. Also of course, making sure there are no entry points from the outside into your home. Overall the oriental cockroach’s habitat needs to be modified. Here are the basic steps to help prevent oriental cockroaches from getting into your home.

• Keep your home clean and dry.
• Vacuum often, make sure to get the corners and in dark places like closets.
• Fix any plumbing leaks you may have and keep moist spaces ventilated.
• If there are any gaps near plumbing pipes, cables, or anything of that manner fill the gaps with steel wool or caulk.
• Check around the foundation of the home and fill any openings, holes, or cracks that are visible. Pay special attention to the ground level. Also sometimes it is best to look at dusk when oriental cockroaches will start to come out to look for food.
• Decaying leaves and organic matter should be removed from windows and doors.
• Keep garbage cans outdoors, but away from moist areas.
• Do not leave trash bags that are filled lying around, put them in a proper trash can because oriental cockroaches will eat through the plastic.
• Drain traps should be capped.
• Install door sweeps, thresholds, and weatherproofing seals on doors, including garage doors.
• Add screens to your attic vents, crawl spaces, floor drains, and any other exposed areas.
• On your windows make sure to have screens and weatherproof them as well.
• Outside of your home keep all trash cans, firewood, and lumber away from the house, at least three feet. You just don’t want it set up right next to the house.
• If you have any mulch in your front or backyard keep it at or below two inches thick.
• Mow any weedy vegetation near the structure of the home or any other structures on your property.
• Keep basements and crawl spaces ventilated, and free of clutter.
• Maintain keeping gutters clean, another source of moisture for oriental cockroaches to feed on.
• Keep branches and bushes from touching your house.
• Place sticky traps around, indoors and outdoors. Pesticides don’t always work because the oriental cockroaches may have already eaten, and can go for some time with out food. So trying to get them to eat poison is pointless.

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