Cockroach
extermination

Bait gels applied in small amounts along travel paths, under cabinets and along joints — with special precautions near work surfaces.

Service
Targeted bait gel
Follow-up
Follow-up if needed
Area
Montreal, Laval and the South Shore
Technician applying bait gel with a syringe under a kitchen cabinet

The telltale
signs

  • Black specks like pepper behind and under appliances.
  • A sweetish, lingering smell that settles in the kitchen.
  • See-through shed skins and small brown egg cases in warm corners.
  • An insect spotted when you turn on the light at night: they avoid daylight.
Not sure?

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How we work

  1. 01

    Finding the hot spots

    Behind the fridge, under the dishwasher, around appliance motors: wherever it is warm and damp.

  2. 02

    Bait gels

    Placed in discreet spots along their paths. Cockroaches carry them back to the nest, which reaches the whole population.

  3. 03

    Food areas

    The method and application areas take your counters and food cupboards into account.

  4. 04

    Follow-up

    If needed, eaten bait is replaced and activity is reassessed.

Good to know

Cockroaches: what you should know

The German cockroach, the apartment species

In Montreal apartments and restaurants, the cockroach you run into is almost always the German cockroach: light brown, about a centimetre and a half long, with two dark stripes behind the head. It can’t survive the winter outdoors, so it lives inside, close to heat, water and food. Each female carries an egg case holding thirty or more eggs: a few individuals are enough for a population to settle in within a few months.

How they move from one unit to another

Cockroaches travel in cardboard boxes, grocery bags, used appliances and furniture. In apartment buildings, they also move along pipes, through shared walls and plumbing stacks. That’s why a problem that comes back after treatment often comes from a neighbouring unit. If you rent, let your landlord know: they can arrange for the units around yours to be inspected.

What feeds them at night

They need very little to live on: crumbs under the toaster, grease behind the stove, pet food left on the floor, a few drops of water under the sink. Before going to bed, put food away, empty the sink and wipe the counters. Fix dripping taps, take out garbage and recycling often, and don’t keep a stock of cardboard boxes: their folds make a perfect hiding place. These habits don’t replace a treatment, but they take away what keeps cockroaches in your home.

Before
our visit

  • Clean under and behind appliances if you can.
  • Don’t spray any insecticide: it drives cockroaches away from the bait and cancels out the treatment.
  • Put food away and remove pet bowls at night.

Frequently
asked questions

Do I need to empty my cupboards?

No. The gels are placed along travel paths, not in your storage. You can use the room again right away.

Does it smell?

Not at all. That is the advantage of gel over spraying: no smell, no residue, no need to leave.

My neighbour has them too — is there any point?

In an apartment building, neighbouring units need to be treated at the same time, or they come back through shared walls. Tell us and we will take it into account.

Tell us
what’s going on

A photo is worth ten lines of description. A technician will call you back to understand the situation and give you a price.

(514) 641-8868 Or email info@jessejamesextermination.com

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    Service area

    Cockroaches: areas we serve

    Our office is in Montreal. From there, our exterminators cover the island, Laval, the North Shore and the South Shore.

    Laval

    Chomedey, Sainte-Dorothée, Vimont, Duvernay, Auteuil, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau, Saint-François.

    Montreal

    Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Villeray, Rosemont, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, Rivière-des-Prairies, Anjou.

    North Shore

    Terrebonne, Mascouche, Repentigny, Blainville, Saint-Eustache.

    South Shore and Vaudreuil

    Longueuil, Brossard, Boucherville, Sainte-Julie, Vaudreuil-Dorion.

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