Roach Control

Cockroaches have been around for more than 350 million years.

There are nearly 4,000 different species of cockroaches known in the world. At least 69 species can be found in the U.S, but only about 22 species cause pest problems in homes or businesses. Only four species, which are all distributed world wide, cause frequent and significant problems in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world. These are the German, American, Brown-Banded, and Oriental cockroaches; in roughly that order of importance as urban pests.

Most species live in tropical or subtropical areas and nearly all need warm, dark, moist places to hide during the day. They nearly all will eat anything available, from sugar to rotting leaf litter to feces. They are important in recycling dead and decaying matter (especially dead plant matter) in their natural settings.

Cockroaches often are a health threat. In general, the habits and high reproductive rate of pest cockroaches can lead to large populations which spread disease organisms, contaminate and eat our food, and cause allergies and even asthma.

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