If a group of cockroaches decides to come live under your roof, they do so for a very good reason. And you probably already know what that reason is; food. The only thing a roach fears more than the bottom of your shoe is a lack of food and water. Therefore it's good to know what they eat if you want to get rid of roaches.

A cockroach isn't picky, unless it comes to where he wants to live. The creeps carefully choose a home with plenty of food and water. If that's yours, you know what to do. A: get rid of the roaches. B: make sure they never come back again.

Getting rid of roaches isn't all that easy. But once you've won the fight, the battle ain't over. Then it comes to eliminating all the things cockroaches love. Therefore it's important to know what they eat, what they drink and where they will most likely find it.

Let's start with the bad news. Cockroaches eat about anything. Soap, paper, clothes, cigarette buts, your favorite book, wood, human hair and nail clippings, leather, feces, fabric and even the glue on the back of wallpaper and stamps. And if they have to, they'll eat each other. They are classified as omnivores, meaning they eat any type of organic food source they find. Like I said: roaches aren't picky. .

Cockroaches are nocturnal by nature, preferring to hide in a dark place during the daylight hours and scavenging for food at night. There is one peculiar exception to this rule. The Oriental cockroach seems to be attracted to light.

Cockroaches locate food and they then communicate to other cockroaches in the community by leaving chemical trails in their feces. Other cockroaches will follow these trails to locate food sources or other cockroaches. That's why a cockroach never seems to come alone.

Roaches' favorite place? Your kitchen. All it takes is for you to make a sandwich and not wipe down the counter afterwards. One trivial, carelessness and you will have unwittingly spread a delicious buffet for the cockroaches in your house.

Once you've got rid of the roaches, you need to take straightforward precautions: put away all (all!) food items into plastic containers that can be sealed tightly. Open water also breeds roaches. A single drop of water will attract roaches so make sure to wipe down the sink and counter before you go to bed. Not just today, but make it habit. There is always a cockroach around looking for food. And the creep never comes alone.