Cockroach Control
Cockroach Control
Cockroaches are flat, quick-moving insects that avoid light and are most active at night. They have chewing mouthparts, hair like antennae, and are dull or dark colored. Cockroaches undergo simple metamorphosis. Depending on the species, females lay 15 to 40 eggs at a time enclosed in a capsule (called an ootheca) and can lay 8 to 15 capsules in their lifetime.
Cockroaches account for the majority of indoor pest problems in restaurants, food-handling facilities, and multiple-unit housing. They may follow water pipes and electrical lines through walls from one room to another and even from one apartment to another. Cockroaches are accomplished hitchhikers. In fact, German cockroaches usually get into buildings by riding in boxes, in furniture and in other items brought into the building. Most other cockroach species invade from the outside or from sewers or drains.
Most cockroaches will rest on wood rather than on metal and other surfaces. You’ll often find them living in wood cabinets or in cardboard boxes. German cockroach fecal material contains a pheromone that tells other cockroaches that the area is a good place to harbor. Large numbers of cockroaches may congregate in areas where fecal material has accumulated.
Proper sanitation will help put stress on cockroach populations by making them more susceptible to treatments and baits. All dishes and food items should be removed from shelving before treating for cockroaches. Our professionals here at Rodriguez Exterminating will begin by inspecting and treating available hiding places in which cockroaches might live.
