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American Cockroach
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The American
cockroach is the largest cockroach that infests buildings in the
United States.
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Size and Color
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This
insect may be recognized by a yellow "figure-8" pattern on
the shield at the front of its body.
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In Florida, the American
cockroach is called the "palmetto bug," and it has the nickname "water
bug" throughout the United States.
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Behavior
- Like all cockroaches, it is omnivorous
and will eat virtually anything people will and many things we
won't.
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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.
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Tips for Control
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The key
to control is to find and treat these sources directly.
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In
many cases, the services of a professional company, Desert
Pest Control, are required to achieve long term relief.
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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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