Roaches
Cockroaches are among the most common invaders of your home. Fossil evidence has shown that roaches are known to have been present on Earth for over 300 million years. You will see them in the daytime, particularly when a heavy population is present or when some other form of stress is placed on the population (such as lack of food or water). Cockroaches ordinarily prefer a moist environment, and many types of roaches also prefer a warm environment. They are especially fond of starches, sweets, grease, and meat products; but will also eat other material, including their own feces. Roaches have a remarkable determination to survive and can flatten their bodies to squeeze into the tightest of openings, with water available, adults can live about a 30 days without food.
Cockroach control generally requires an continuing treatment program. Bug Stop Services has treatment programs to accommodate your specific problem which will frequently require a monthly or quarterly treatment to guarantee that roaches will not come back. After the initial treatment, we place monitoring stations throughout the location and check them before each monthly treatment. Other services include filling holes where pipes meet the walls, seal cracks around windows, eaves, doors, and door sweeps. On slab foundations, we seal the weep holes and on pier and beam foundations, make sure that all the vents are screened or sealed.
German Cockroach
The German Cockroach is the most common cockroach species in houses, apartments, restaurants, hotels and other institutions. They are mostly active at night, during which time they forage for food, water and mates. When German cockroaches are found in area of a home or buildings which does contain food, it is usually caused by a very heavy infestation or by the repellent effects of some insecticide applications. Roaches can feed on scattered crumbs, soiled clothing, the glue on dresser drawers or on some cosmetic products in these types of areas.
American Cockroach
The American Cockroach is a large species of winged cockroach. In larger urban buildings American cockroaches are found in dark, damp and warm places. They frequently occupy relatively open spaces in groups. These roaches, are more often than not, found near warm pipes, floor drains, damp basements, water meters, and similar places. They are also commonly found in the storm and sanitary sewer pipes of most cities. They can grow anywhere from 1″ to 1.5″ and they are reddish-brown with a yellowish margin on the body region behind the head.
Oriental Cockroach
The Oriental cockroaches feed on many kinds of waste, rubbish and other decomposing organic material. They seem specially fond of garbage and the contents of discarded tin cans. If water is available, they can live for a month without food, but will die within approximately two weeks without water. The Oriental Cockroach also has egg cases that contain up to sixteen individual eggs which are dropped by the females and hatch on their own in about two months. The Oriental Cockroach tends to move somewhat slower than other species but they are harder to get rid of than other cockroaches.
Brown-Banded Cockroach
Bug Stop Services Will Perform the Following:
- Treat the colonies directly if possible.
- Use baits for colonies that cannot be treated directly using baits designed to eliminate the colony.
- Recommend a weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly schedule.
Bug Stop Services will then advise you of your treatment options
- Treat the colonies directly if possible.
- Use baits for colonies that cannot be treated directly using baits designed to eliminate the colony.
- Recommend a weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly schedule.
