Pest Control Pre-Cautions
Roaches











Cockroaches are most common in tropical and subtropical climates. Some species are in close association with human dwellings and widely found around garbage or in the kitchen.
A female cockroach carries an egg capsule containing around 40 eggs. She drops the capsule prior to hatching. Development from eggs to adults takes 3-4 months. Cockroaches live up to a year. The female may produce up to eight egg cases in a lifetime; in favorable conditions, it can produce 300-400 offspring.
Roaches can remain active for a month without food. Some can go without air for 45 minutes or slow down their heart rate.

Not only do cockroaches contaminate food by leaving droppings and bacteria that can cause food poisoning, they also have been recently identified as a major contributor to allergies, asthma, and other breathing problems.

German Cockroach :
This is the most common species of cockroach in the United States. It is about 1/2" to 5/8" long as an adult. Nymphs and adults of both sexes have two dark stripes behind the head. It prefers to live in kitchens and bathrooms of homes and apartments, restaurants, supermarkets, and hospitals. The Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, is identical to the German cockroach in appearance and lives outdoors in lawns and leaf litter.

American Cockroach:
This cockroach is about 1 1/2" long as an adult. It is reddish-brown with light markings behind the head. The cerci at the tip of the abdomen are long and thin. It is commonly found in sewers and basements.

Brown Cockroach:
This cockroach is almost identical to the American cockroach in appearance and is about 1 1/4" long as an adult. It is reddish-brown. The cerci at the tip of the abdomen are stubby; whereas the American cockroach has long, thin cerci. The brown cockroach is found outdoors. It readily enters houses and is often called a palmetto bug.

Oriental Cockroach:
It is about 1" long as an adult. It is shiny black and has no distinctive markings. The male has wings that cover only about 3/4 of the abdomen; the female has only wing pads or lobes. This cockroach is not commonly found in Florida. It is usually found in damp basements, sewers, and crawl spaces beneath houses.


PEST CONTROL  
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- Bed Bugs Removal
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- Insects & Bug Control
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- Roaches Control
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- Rodent Removal
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- Termite Control
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- Wildlife Removal
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HOME INSPECTION  
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- Home Inspection
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- Termite Inspections
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