American Roach

Identification

The American Roach is approx. 1 3/8 to 2 3/16 of an inch long. They are reddish-brown in color with a yellowish band around their head. They have wings and can fly a good distance. They have 6 legs that have brisk like appendages or hairs that line their sides. They have two antennae that are almost as long as their body and it can be identified by two large dark spots on the top of its head, like large eyes.

American Roaches

Biology

The female American roach can lay 8 to 12 egg sacks in her life time. Each egg sack can have as many as 12 to 18 eggs. She will lay these eggs in areas close to water and food so that as they hatch the nymphs (Baby Roaches) will not have to go far for a meal. These egg sacks are laid in cracks and crevices or attached to things. The adult roaches can live from 200 to 425 days, with the female living longer than the male.

Male, Female & Nymphs

Habits

The American roach is more of an out door roach that likes damp areas. It is not uncommon to see them inside but you are more likely to see them under decks, in storage containers, shops, sewers, attics, dumps, grocery stores, restaurants, basements, and apartment complexes. They feed mainly on decaying or fermenting food.

Keep Firewood away from home.

Keep Gutter free of debris

Remove Standing Water & Damp places

Sanitation, exclusion, and the removal of conditions that are condusive to roaches is the best long term control homeowners can do in the fight to eliminate roaches from your home.

Identifying the types of roaches you will determine the types of control and treatment methods that will work best for your situation. We recommend that you call RP Lee Termite & Pest Control for a complete inspection. After the inspection we will be able to provide you all the options in control and treatment for all types of roaches. Whether it’s our Precise Pesticide Applications, Organic Pest Control or our Green Pest Control we will have a program for you. In many options there may be areas around the home that need exclusion work done to keep insects out of the home. We can review with you these areas as well as areas that are condusive to insect infestations.