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Cockroaches

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The Cockroach

Cockroach Control

San Diego and Riverside Cockroach Exterminators

Cockroach Description :

Cockroaches measure about an inch and a half long and is an oval shape. They are reddish brown and flat.

Their antennas are almost just as long as their body. Even thought the cockroach has wings they rarely ever fly. The cockroach is an extremely fast runner, and can move up to 3 miles an hour, making them the fastest running insect in the world!

Fun fact about the body of a cockroach is that they have tiny hairs on their abdomen that can detect the slightest movement.

Where are cockroaches? EVERYWHERE

Cockroaches spend their days hidden away, since they do not like light. They come out during the night. However, when the cockroach colony get big enough they will come out during the daylight.

So if you start to spot cockroaches during the day you can suspect that their is a large colony not far away.

Brrrr, cockroaches dislike the cold and favor the heat. That is why you will find that cockroaches seek shelter in homes and businesses during the colder months.

What do cockroaches eat? EVERYTHING

Cockroaches are omnivore meaning they will eat everything. Not keeping to any healthy diet cockroaches prefer meat and greasy foods. Get a cockroach hungry enough they will hair and nail clippings!

How did you get a cockroach problem in your home?

Similar to bed bugs, cockroaches are hitchhiking pests. Coackroaches can travel from one places to another by stowing away in suitcases and backpacks. Little did you know you could be the one that opened the door to your new found cockroach infestation. Roaches will also get in through drains pipes, and small openings.

What’s the problem with having a cockroach problem? GERMS

Bottom line is cockroaches are down right gross, and carry lots of germs. Many people can find that they are allergies flare up around a cockroach infestation. Another reason you wouldn’t want to have a cockroach problem in your home is that cockroaches produce a horrible smell.

Letting a cockroach problem go intreated will definitely end badly. Roaches produce very quickly. Up to 16 baby roaches will hatch from an ootheca within 24 hours.

Getting rid of a cockroach problem on your own can be difficult. Calling a professional in Pest Control is recommended.

Black Knight Pest Control offers a Cockroach Elimination Service that is 100% guaranteed. Cockroach Control for all of Temecula Valley. Never fear a roach problem in your Riverside home or business again. Black Knight will treat any roach problem in San Diego County.