Cockroach Control >>
The Roach: Pest of the HouseholdPOSTED: May 27, 2007 4:25 pm  At least four species of roaches are common in the United States: the American Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana Linn.), the Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis Linn.), and the Australian Roach (Periplaneta australasioe fab), and the German Roach, or "Croton Bug" (Blatella germanica Linn.).
All are more or less domesticated, eat any kind of food product, and leave behind them a disgusting odor.
In some species both males and females are winged, while in others the female has only short remnants of wings. All are alike in having flat, thin bodies, and strong, biting jaws. The young look much like the adults, but are of course much smaller. From one to three years are required for their development.
A number of prepared poisons are on the market for the destruction of roaches, and some of these are fairly effective using various traps. |