Identifying Pests
Although Prokill will identify specific risks and infestations, together with recommending the solutions to their control; it might help you to identify your specific concerns by clicking on the images of the pests below to better understand the potential problems they can generate.
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Identify your Pests > Cockroach
Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis)
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
Unacceptable pests of homes, restaurants, commercial and industrial premises, often introduced into buildings through the transportation of goods and equipment - even next door neighbours. These pests are known to carry numerous diseases injurious to man, and if left untreated by a professional can reach epidemic proportions in very short periods of time.
Cockroaches don't have a pupal (maggot) stage and after the egg (ootheca) hatches, which can be anything from four weeks to two months depending of the variety of cockroach, the young cockroaches known as nymphs appear in alarming numbers (anything between 16 and 28 nymphs for the Oriental and American cockroach, and an incredible 35-40 nymphs per ootheca per German cockroach. Under optimum conditions cockroaches can produce two million offspring in one year, and fossil remains have been found dating back over 200 million years which makes this pest a true survivor.
Speed is of the essence and careful studies of their individual breeding and living habits provide the trained professional with vital information as to where and when to treat. When doing so, however, difficulties are numerous, particularly as the German cockroach will carry its eggcase, containing the fast crawling, tiny, 35-40 nymphs until the eggs are ready to hatch. The Oriental and American cockroach in contrast, indiscriminately lay their eggs in dark out of the way locations just hours after development. This combined with the knowledge that they could literally be anywhere within a building and could hatch at any time, up to two months after being laid, makes effective treatment a job for the professional.
Diseases known to be carried by the cockroach are wildly diverse and include various different strains of Salmonella, Tapeworm, Gastroenteritis, Amoebic Dysentery and Tuberculosis. During any infestation, housekeeping and hygiene measures must be upgraded.
