Kitchen
- Store dry food in airtight containers — not the original paper packets.
- Wipe spills the moment they happen; sugar and oil residue is the #1 attractant.
- Empty the dustbin daily, and use a foot-pedal bin with a tight lid.
- Run the sink trap with hot water once a week to keep drain roaches away.
Bathroom
- Fix dripping taps and leaking pipes within days — every drip is a free water supply.
- Ventilate after showers — damp walls invite silverfish and cockroaches.
- Clean the floor trap monthly.
Bedroom
- Vacuum mattresses and the area under the bed every fortnight.
- Avoid storing cardboard boxes under the bed (perfect bed-bug harbourage).
- Wash bed linen at 60°C if anyone has been travelling on long-distance trains or staying in budget hotels.
Living room & balcony
- Empty plant saucers weekly to stop mosquito breeding.
- Trim plants away from walls — they bridge ants and lizards into the house.
- Seal cable entry points with silicone.
Outdoors
- Remove standing water in tyres, broken pots and unused buckets.
- Keep firewood and brick piles at least 30cm away from outer walls.
- Seal cracks at the plinth level — that is the termite highway.
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