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Cockroaches
 

German Cockroaches (Blattella Germanica)

 

 

Features

 

 

  • 12-15mm in length

  • Brown in colour with 2 dark stripes on thorax

  • Female produces 4-8 ootheca (egg sack)

  • 35-40 eggs in one ootheca

  • Deposits ootheca shortly before hatching

  • 1 month for eggs to hatch in ootheca

  • Likes the heat and areas with high humidity

  • Nocturnal

 

 

Oriental Cockroaches (Blatta Orientalis)

 

 

Features

 

 

  • 25-30mm in length

  • Dark brown to black in colour

  • Female produces 5-10 oothica

  • 16 eggs inside a ootheca

  • Deposits ootheca within 24 hours

  • 2 months for eggs to hatch inside ootheca

  • found in drains, outdoors on rubbish tips and inside buildings.

  • Nocturnal

 

Brown Banded Cockroaches (Supella Longipalpa)

 

 

Features

 

 

  • 10-15mm in length

  • Yellow-brown in colour

  • Female produces 1-18 ootheca

  • 16 eggs inside per ootheca

  • Deposits ootheca after 24 hours and are always cemented down

  • 1-2 months for eggs to hatch in ootheca

  • Likes heated buildings and are very wide dispursal

  • Nocturnal

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Cockroaches (Periplaneta Americana)

 

 

Features

 

 

  • 28-44mm in length

  • Shiny red-brown

  • Female produces 10-15 ootheca

  • 6-28 eggs inside per ootheca

  • Deposits ootheca after several days

  • 1-2 months for eggs to hatch in ootheca

  • Found inside buildings, drains, basements, pipe ducts and risers

  • Nocturnal

Diseases carried by cockroaches

 

 

  • Salmonella (food poisoning)

  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

  • Entamoeba Histolytica (Amoebic Dysentry)

  • Escherichia Coli (Gastroenteritis)

  • Ancylostoma (hookworm)

  • Taenia Saginata (Tapeworm)

What we can do for you

Whether it's your home or business we will use the perfect treatment to tackle your cockroach infestation in a safe and professional manner.  We use our High-Tech monitors to detect any cockroach activity, which will allow us to locate nesting areas so the treatment can be carried out more effectively.

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