Roaches

ROACHES

Explore the world of roaches, there habits and, how to get rid of common roaches

Palmetto bug or American Roach

The large American cockroach and a Palmetto bug are the same thing. This roach can fly, and is the most common and widespread outdoor large roach in the world. I suspect because of the adaptability of this bug, and our travels, that they will continue to populate many more areas of the world. This cockroach can reach 2 inches in length. These roaches mostly inhabit sewers, palm trees, bark of pine trees, as well as leaf litter under decks. They prefer a humid moist environment. They get there name because of there favorite hiding place the saw palm tree. The American roach we'll enter your house through tiny openings to escape the weather and search for food and water. The female will carry an egg sac until a short before the babies hatch. The female will attach the egg to cracks using a sticky substance.

Get Rid Of Palmetto Bugs Like A Pro Knowing that these pests infest palm trees, targeting your outside application a few feet up the trunk during your perimeter bug spray is highly recommended, as it will help kill off the large roach population surrounding your home. This pest has been known to move up through bathtub drains. This roach can go under water for a brief moment! I once heard that the palmetto bug is able to flatten there bodies to the width of 10 sheets of paper. Man this thing is disgusting. Treatment for this cockroach requires a perimeter bug spray outside, and treatment of common harborage sites around your property. Ocassionly, this bug will seek harborage in your house. For the indoor treatment, consider using an aerosol residual insecticide and a gel bait. Apply to the cracks and crevices in kitchen and baths. For more specific information on what areas to spray inside visit spray bugs.

Flying Roach or Asian Roach

ASIAN OR GERMAN ROACH?

Many people in Florida make the mistake of thinking they have German roaches when it is actually a flying roach that is very similar looking to a german roach. Unlike the flying roach, german roaches only live in our homes and do not fly. Asian or the flying roach live outside and will not populate inside your house. Mostly they fly towards lights, so turn off your outside lights as much as possible to discourage them from entering your house. German cockroaches do not fly, so this fact is really the only way you can tell these two roaches apart because they look identical. The flying roach love living under leaf litter around the outside of your home. Treating leaf litter including 20ft or so around your home with a residual insecticide in your hose-end sprayer will do the trick at controlling the asian/flying roach.

Woods Roach

The Woods Roach is common in the Eastern U.S. This roach lives in decayed tree stumps, and under logs, landscape timbers, and potted plants in the yard. The Wood roach is frequently brought in to the house, with firewood. They have a hard armored shell. I once stepped on this roach in a customers kitchen and it echoed very loudly, ew. When spraying outside quarterly, target the previously mentioned harborage sites. Do not spray your firewood, but instead spray around the perimeter of it.

German Cockroach

German cockroach life cycle

An adult german cockroach is 1 inch long, to the left are various stages of German roaches. This cockroach lives inside, not outside. What that means is the german cockroach is moved from one location to another in furniture, boxes, clothing etc. If the german cockroach is identified in your home, the first thing you need to do is thoroughly clean your entire house. Cleanliness is the key to controlling the german cockroach. With food, water and shelter the german cockroach will quickly take over your house, so be very dilligent in your efforts.

German Cockroach Control

After cleaning every square inch of your home, begin placing roach gel bait in all there hiding places you can
find,you'll need a flashlight. Check behind the fridge, microwave, toaster, cabinet door hinges and where your counter top over hangs the cabinet. Place roach gel in bb sized dots throughout all areas where roaches are seen.

Be certain you follow product instructions and place the roach gel where pets and kids will not be able to get to it.

The roaches will eat the roach gel and die within a couple of days. Put out more roach gel bait every 10 days or so until the population is gone. There are a few different types of roach gel products available that the pros use including maxforce roach gel and advion roach gel bait. Remember it is difficult to get 100% control if your house is dirty.

Brown Banded Cockroach

At 1 inch, the brown banded roach is the same size as an adult german roach. These roaches can harbor inside in dry, warm areas. Although, this roach resembles a german roach, they will not reproduce as aggressively so control is attained more easy. If an infestation does occur, use roach gel baits and residual aerosol sprays in cracks and crevices, throughout your home including kitchen and bathrooms. Also be sure to perform a perimeter bug spray around the exterior of your home.

Smokey Brown Roach

Found mostly in the southern states, the smokey brown roach perfers areas that are moist with low air flow. These roaches commonly harbor in gutters that are full of leaf debris. The smokey brown roach is notorius for entering homes through the attic. Outside they harbor in gutters, tree bark, tree stumps and in palm trees.The best way to treat for the smokey brown roach, is to perform a perimeter bug spray around the outside of the house and harborage sites previously mentioned, quarterly with a residual insecticide.

Notice: The information herin is meant to provide educational knowledge of applying insecticides around your home. Please be certain that you follow all insecticide labels/directions and use all personal protection clothing before attempting to do your own treatment.