AMERICAN COCKROACH
Characteristics: "Length: 1 ⅜″ – 2 ⅛″ These large roaches are reddish brown in color with a pale brown to yellowish band across the bottom of their head shield. Adult Amercian roaches have full sets of wings. Immature American cockroaches are shiny and uniformly grayish brown in color. Habits:While the American cockroach may be found in houses, they are more common in restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, and other commercial buildings where they infest basements, food-storage, prep areas, and steam tunnels. They may enter structures through sewer drains or may be brought in by an outside source. American roaches can infest any structure, but, more than likely it is going to be a older building.
Characteristics: "Length: 1 ⅜″ – 2 ⅛″ These large roaches are reddish brown in color with a pale brown to yellowish band across the bottom of their head shield. Adult Amercian roaches have full sets of wings. Immature American cockroaches are shiny and uniformly grayish brown in color. Habits:While the American cockroach may be found in houses, they are more common in restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, and other commercial buildings where they infest basements, food-storage, prep areas, and steam tunnels. They may enter structures through sewer drains or may be brought in by an outside source. American roaches can infest any structure, but, more than likely it is going to be a older building.
BROWNBANDED COCKROACH
Characteristics:"Length ½” The adult brownbanded roach has pale brown bands running across their wings and the immature roaches have pale brown bands running across their body. Adult roaches have a brown liberty-bell shaped pattern on their heads and their wings get lighter towards the tips. Habits:Brownbanded cockroaches prefer warm areas (over 80 degrees) but can be found throughout structures.Brownbanded roaches also prefer to be in the higher areas of a room and appliances. So be sure to check in and along drop ceilings, anything high on a wall like picture frames and wall moldings, in motors and electronics of appliances, outlets and light switch covers and even up in light fixtures.
Characteristics:"Length ½” The adult brownbanded roach has pale brown bands running across their wings and the immature roaches have pale brown bands running across their body. Adult roaches have a brown liberty-bell shaped pattern on their heads and their wings get lighter towards the tips. Habits:Brownbanded cockroaches prefer warm areas (over 80 degrees) but can be found throughout structures.Brownbanded roaches also prefer to be in the higher areas of a room and appliances. So be sure to check in and along drop ceilings, anything high on a wall like picture frames and wall moldings, in motors and electronics of appliances, outlets and light switch covers and even up in light fixtures.
GERMAN COCKROACH
Characteristics:"Length: ½″ – ⅝″ The German cockroach is by far the most common and biggest nuisance of all the roaches. They are light brown to tan in color with 2 dark stripes on their head. Immatures are dark brown to black in color with a pale stripe on their backs. Habits:The German cockroach prefers living in warm, humid areas and are usually found in kitchens and bathrooms, but may spread to other areas in a bad case. German roaches can be brought into a structure on grocery sacks and boxes or inside infested refrigerators, microwaves, television sets, etc. Due to their rapid reproduction rate, an infestation can become extremely bad unless treated immediately. They will feed on almost anything with nutritional value such as food, glue, soap, etc. It is possible for the German cockroach to travel outdoors and from house to house in the summer months."
Characteristics:"Length: ½″ – ⅝″ The German cockroach is by far the most common and biggest nuisance of all the roaches. They are light brown to tan in color with 2 dark stripes on their head. Immatures are dark brown to black in color with a pale stripe on their backs. Habits:The German cockroach prefers living in warm, humid areas and are usually found in kitchens and bathrooms, but may spread to other areas in a bad case. German roaches can be brought into a structure on grocery sacks and boxes or inside infested refrigerators, microwaves, television sets, etc. Due to their rapid reproduction rate, an infestation can become extremely bad unless treated immediately. They will feed on almost anything with nutritional value such as food, glue, soap, etc. It is possible for the German cockroach to travel outdoors and from house to house in the summer months."
WOOD ROACH
Characteristics:"Length 1″–1 1/8″ Pennsylvania wood roaches can range in color from a little honey color ora chestnut brown color. The males are fully winged and good fliers, while the females have very short, functionless wings. Habits: The Pennsylvania wood roachesare mostly found outdoors under loose bark of dead trees, in tree holes, in woodpiles, under cedar-shake shingles, sidingand in and around gutters. The male roach is attracted to light, and may be found flying around porch lights and windows at night.
Characteristics:"Length 1″–1 1/8″ Pennsylvania wood roaches can range in color from a little honey color ora chestnut brown color. The males are fully winged and good fliers, while the females have very short, functionless wings. Habits: The Pennsylvania wood roachesare mostly found outdoors under loose bark of dead trees, in tree holes, in woodpiles, under cedar-shake shingles, sidingand in and around gutters. The male roach is attracted to light, and may be found flying around porch lights and windows at night.
ORIENTAL COCKROACH
Characteristics:"Length: 1″ – 1 ¼″ This common roach is also called a “water roach” or “water bug” and are shiny black to dark reddish brown. Habits:The Oriental roach prefers to spend its life outside under debris, stones, mulch, etc. but may occasionally stumble indoors. When found inside, it is usually in basements, cellars, and around water pipes.
Characteristics:"Length: 1″ – 1 ¼″ This common roach is also called a “water roach” or “water bug” and are shiny black to dark reddish brown. Habits:The Oriental roach prefers to spend its life outside under debris, stones, mulch, etc. but may occasionally stumble indoors. When found inside, it is usually in basements, cellars, and around water pipes.
