Method of treating American and Oriental cockroaches
OwnerAllen Berenterinventor
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Abstract
Infestation of cockroaches in buildings and houses are treated and effectively eliminated by determining the location of the eggs or the young, immature insects and treating them with a suitable insecticide before the insects emerge and begin to migrate to other areas. The treatment can also be applied to mature roaches in these areas before they lay their eggs. Frequently the places where the young roaches develop or hatch is in the foundations and walls of buildings and under concrete slabs where sewer or water lines occur and other damp or humid areas. A particularly effective insecticide has been found to be a dilute solution of O, O-diethyl-O- (2-isopropyl-6- methyl-4 pyrimidinyl phosphorothioate which is used to saturate the area being treated.
Claims5
A method for treating a building having an infestation of cockroaches selected from the species Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, and Blatta orientalis, said species being characterized in that a first habitat of these species during early development and reproduction is different from a second habitat of these species during a post-migratory stage, to substantially eliminate said infestation and prevent its spread to beyond the locus thereof, which comprises identifying the locus of said first habitat, drilling holes in blocks, wall, slabs or other portions of the foundation of the infested building to gain access to an area consisting of said first habitat, and inserting a lethally effective amount of pesticide through said holes, whereby to exterminate any cockroaches of said species present in said area and substantially prevent further reproduction thereof.
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