AMERICAN COCKROACH

American cockroaches prefer decaying organic matter, but being scavengers will eat anything. Sweets are attractive to them. They also will feed on starchy items like book bindings, and the back of wall paper.

AMERICAN COCKROACH HABITS AND BIOLOGY:

Females produce many egg capsules, having 14-16 eggs hatching in 50-55 days into grayish-brown "nymphs". As they mature they become more reddish-brown in appearance. American cockroach adults and nymphs can be found in a variety of places. In the North, they are commonly found in steam heat tunnels or in large institutional buildings. American cockroaches more commonly congregate in open spaces instead of small crack and crevices. When indoors,they can be located in dark, moist areas like basements and crawl spaces. Other likely areas indoors for American cockroaches would be around bathtubs, floor drains,and sewers. Outside the American cockroach can be found in moist, shady areas like: yards, hollow trees, woodpiles,and mulch. At times they can be found under roof shingles or attics. Usually American cockroaches will live outside, but will wander inside in search for food and water or during extemes in weather conditions.

RECOMMENDED AMERICAN COCKROACH CONTROL: PRODUCTS AND TREATMENT

FOR BETTER AMERICAN COCKROACH CONTROL:
Caulk all penetrations through ground level walls.
Stop water leaks, screen equipment overflow drains, and take overflow water away from buildings; keep drain traps full or capped.
Remove rotting leaves from window wells.
Move garbage cans out of preferred moist habitat.
Ventilate moist spaces.

Generally speaking, roach control measures should concentrate on the outside of the building and points of entry. This is called a "perimeter or barrier" treatment.

Using a good residual spray like:
SUSPEND , DEMON WP,or CYNOFF WP spray outside around doors, windows, pipe openings, and dryer vents. Apply also on the inside on the baseboards near the entry pts.

On the inside, apply around the plumbing under the sinks and washer and dryer connections. You don't have to spray all the interior baseboards, just the corners and baseboards inside the garage and basement areas, for sufficient American cockroach control.

Apply DELTA GUARDGRANULAR INSECTICIDE around the base of the house, particularly in areas of pine straw and mulched areas,for additional treatment for the outside.

If you have roaches entering inside your home from the attic area (due to trees that overhang the attic or gutters that are not clean) using a bait like
NIBAN FG would give you very good results.

LAVA-LUR or ENTRAP would also be an excellent choice for crawl spaces and would give you very good results.

The DEMON WP, CYNOFF WP, SUSPEND and DELTA GUARD GRANULAR INSECTICIDES should be repeated every three months during the season.