Keeping creeping pests from getting into the house is simpler than battling them once they are in, according to the manager of Khem’s Pest Control Service. Even in a brand spanking new house, after a few weeks vacation, you can end up with roaches running wild.
Check all incoming grocery bags and potato sacks. Inspect soda and beer cartons as they come into the house. If you collect antique furniture, look it over for roaches before you bring it in. The same applies to used furniture. If you buy a new appliance or a used one, try and inspect the motor area
And when you clean the kitchen shelves, you would be better to wash the shelves with full strength Lysol and leave them bare. The starch in the shelf paper that looks so pretty is one of the roach’s favorite foods.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1971.
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Original source: SD_Times1971_05.pdf, printed page 4.
