Cockroaches and bedbugs ~ Question and Answers

1. Cockroaches and Bed Bugs:
Questions and Answers

2. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What do they look like?
·brown or black
·distinctive smell
·eggs or up to 5 cm. in length
·cockroaches eat food

3. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
Where are they found?
·kitchen, bathroom
·near food
·apartment buildings
·warm, humid areas

4. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What are the health risks?
·breathing problems
·stomach problems
·sinus issues
·persistent colds and coughs
·allergy symptoms

5. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What can I do to get rid of cockroaches?
·wash dishes and kitchen surfaces
·don't leave food and drinks out
·put food in sealed containers

6. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What can I do to get rid of cockroaches?
·take trash out every night
·clean floors
·keep dirty clothes in a basket and wash often

7. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What else can I do?
·roach traps
·sprays
·read labels and be careful with chemicals

8. Cockroaches: Questions and Answers
What else can I do?
·If you have tried all of these ideas and still see cockroaches,
call your landlord.
·If your landlord does not help, call the city health inspector.

9. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
What do they look like?
·white, brownish red, or black
·oval-shaped body
·bed bugs eat blood

10. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
Where are they found?
·under matresses
·near baseboards
·luggage, laundry, backpacks
·sofas, soft chairs, rugs
·cracks in the walls, under pictures

11. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
What are the health risks?
·itchy bites
·infections from scratching
·trouble sleeping

12. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
What can I do to get rid of bed bugs?
·wash and dry clothes and bedding at hot temperatures
·do not take furniture from outside
·vacuum carpet and furniture, discard bag

13. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
What can I do to get rid of bed bugs?
·use bed bug killer
·read labels and be careful with chemicals

14. Bed Bugs: Questions and Answers
What else can I do?
·call your landlord
·call an exterminator (may cost money)
·visit the school nurse if you have bites
·write letters to health department
Bed bugs are almost
impossible to get rid of on
your own.

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