Is your child coughing in the Kitchen?
Look for mold around leaky pipes in the kitchen cabinets. Look for mice and cockroaches in and around the kitchen.
- Install cockroach gel bait under the sink.
- Avoid leaving out food or garbage inside the home. Clean-up all crumbs after cooking and eating.
- Use plastic containers to hold cereal, rice, sugar and other foods that might attract cockroaches.
- Use poison baits or traps.
- Avoid chemical sprays and treatments unless they are done while you and your child are away from home for a few hours after the treatment.
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