Roach Control | Pasco, WA, Tri-Cities

The German cockroach is a highly pestiferous insect that produces asthma-inducing allergens, and is closely associated with areas of human habitation. As such, the German cockroach is transported through human activities, such as food and equipment dispersal. In connected apartments and buildings, German cockroaches can also move between units, making control difficult in heavy infestations. It has previously been shown that the bacterial flora transmitted by German cockroaches presents a serious epidemiological problem for human health and well-being, especially to those living in low-income housing. Because German cockroaches are able to vector antibiotic-resistant bacteria, its presence must be controlled to reduce the threat of bacterial contamination in hospitals and swine farms.

The German cockroach is a small, noctural, dime/penny sized, fast moving cockroach that can quickly escape into cracks and crevices in the wall. Adults are elongated, light carmel-colored brown, with two longitudinal black stripes running along the pronotum. Adult females may be seen carrying an egg case (shown to the right). Nymphs are darker brown/black colored, smaller, and oval shaped.

Read more at: https://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/german-cockroach/

Inspect

To inspect for the presence of German cockroaches, one can use pheromone sticky traps (commonly found in hardware/supermarket stores) to attract and trap German cockroaches. However, the use of these traps requires vigilant inspection over time (traps are only as useful as the person that monitors them). For an easy-to-make homemade trap for a possible German cockroach infestation, take a baby food jar and coat the inside-upper walls with vasoline. Put a small amount of beer and bread inside the baby food jar, and place jar along the wall underneath the kitchen sink. The smell of fermentation and yeast from this attractive mixture will lure nearby cockroaches, and when the cockroach falls into the jar it won’t be able to run up the vasoline!Read more at: https://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/german-cockroach/

Maintain

For effective control, cockroaches must prefer to eat the bait product over surrounding, non-toxic foods. That means cleaning the dishes in the sink, removing trash in a timely fashion, properly storing food, cleaning spills quickly, and identifying potential water sources (such as leaky pipes). Cleaning and sanitation has been shown to be effective at reducting German cockroach population numbers, and reducing cockroach allergen levels. Reduce clutter to reduce possible cockroach harborages. Nip problems in the bud by making sure that food containers are securely sealed, cracks and crevices are sealed, and leaky pipes are identified.Read more at: https://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/german-cockroach/

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