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American Cockroach
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Size: Up to 2 inches long
Color: Reddish brown |
The American cockroach is the largest cockroach that infests homes
and buildings in the United States. This insect may be recognized
by a yellow "figure-8" pattern on the shield at the front
of its body. In Florida, the American cockroach is called the "palmetto
bug," and it has the nickname "water bug" throughout
the United States.
Behavior
Like all cockroaches, it is omnivorous and will eat virtually anything.
Habitat
This cockroach thrives in warm, damp environments, such as sewers,
steam tunnels, basements, crawl spaces, and boiler rooms. In
southern states, it will also be found living and breeding outdoors.
Tips for Control
The key to control is to find and treat these sources directly.
In many cases, the services of a professional exterminator
are required to achieve long-term relief. In southern states
where this cockroach lives outdoors, successful control involves
treating
the attic, crawl space, and exterior cracks in the home and finding
and treating likely cockroach harborages over the entire property.
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