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Cockroach's Do’s and Don’t’s

Tips for keeping cockroaches away from your home

  • Remove food sources
  • Seal possible entrances
  • Dispose your waste correctly
  • Keep your home dry
  • Clean your house regularly
  • Store food correctly
  • Clear away clutter
  • Maintain your yard
  • Inspect swings and outdoor furniture
  • Use a pest control company with a great guarantee

Even by following all of the tips mentioned above, cockroaches can still reach your home. The best way to get rid of cockroaches and stay protected is to get the help of a specialist. Melbourne Pest Solutions is a family owned and operated company that has over 25 years of combined pest control experience. We have extensive knowledge and experience in this field, and can provide you with professional results.

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How to Tell If You Have a Cockroach Infestation

Cockroaches are resilient creatures and adapt well to residential or commercial properties and you may find:

  • Faecal residue
  • Foul odour especially in dark and damp areas
  • Body parts usually limbs
  • Carcasses
  • Egg cases

They are often found in dark, warm places with good humidity which includes:

  • Kitchen sinks
  • Cracks and Crevices
  • Toilets, showers and hot water systems
  • Subflooring and roof voids
  • Wall Cavities
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Cockroaches

Melbourne Pest Solutions is Melbourne based specializing in residential and commercial cockroach control. Melbourne Pest Solutions can get rid of the cockroaches invading your home or business the same day with a money back guarantee.

As professional pest controllers, we see all kinds of cockroaches on a daily basis. Our cockroach control services cover a wide variety of these pests. Check out the information below for help identifying the type of roach infestation you may have, or give us a call to get treatment started!

German Cockroach Classification

Species category: Cockroach
Scientific name: Blattella germanica
Family: Blatellidae

German Cockroach Description

The German cockroach is the most common cockroach species found worldwide. While German cockroach infestations occur in a variety of human occupied spaces, they are most often associated with restaurants, food processing facilities, hotels, nursing homes and other institutional facilities.

A smaller species of cockroach, it typically measures 13-16mm in length when it reaches adulthood. It is identified by two distinct dark brown strips running down the outside edge of the pronotum. This species is a light tan brown to dark brown colour.   Originating from tropical Africa, the German cockroach now has a world-wide distribution.

Adult German cockroaches are recognized by their light brown to tan coloring with two dark, almost parallel stripes, located on their backs. Female German cockroaches tend to be darker than males. German cockroach nymphs are dark brown to black in color with the same dark stripes located on their backs. While German cockroaches have wings, they rarely fly. Instead, they prefer to run.

It prefers a warm, humid, dark and well-hidden environment and is found more often in sewers. It is typically also found in drains, ducts, in other underground structures, and in boats.

As it feeds on a large variety of foodstuffs, it is also commonly discovered wherever food is stored and prepared. Although the main harbourages are outdoors, this cockroach will forage into the inhabited parts of buildings along ducts, services and crevices.

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German Cockroach

The German cockroach is the cockroach of concern, this is the species that gives all other cockroaches a bad name and is probably the most widely troublesome domestic pest. The adults have wings, though they rarely fly, preferring to run.

German cockroaches are good hitchhikers and often find their way into your home via grocery bags, cardboard boxes, drink cartons and secondhand appliances and prefer to live in warm, humid places close to food and moisture sources.

German roaches thrive on food such as trash, dirty dishes, and leftover grease, as well as residues from toothbrushes and dish sponges. Good basic sanitation can not only prevent a roach infestation but also significantly improve the effectiveness of treatment.

It moves with speed and equally well on both horizontal and vertical surfaces. Typically, it is faster than other cockroach species.

They tend to more successfully inhabit buildings over other species. There are a number of factors which contribute to this. A shorter life cycle, coupled with an ability to constantly reproduce, accelerates population growth. German cockroaches are also faster and smaller than other species making detection even harder.

Risks associated with Cockroaches

In the course of their foraging activity, the nymphs, larvae and adults can contaminate and infect foodstuffs. They secrete an odorous discharge from their body which also taints and contaminates food.

Cockroaches transmit bacteria as they walk, transferring pathogens such as salmonella and E.coli to every area they scurry across.

Cockroaches also shed cuticles, faeces and other cockroach debris which are known asthma and allergy triggers.

Risks associated with Cockroaches

Cockroaches have been long despised by homeowners due to their creepy appearance. Cockroach pest control and management are important for health and safety reasons, because cockroaches are known to cause allergic reactions and trigger asthma attacks, especially in children. They also spread nearly 33 kinds of bacteria including E. coli and Salmonella.

German cockroaches prefer to live in warm, humid places close to food and moisture sources. They are frequently found in residential and commercial kitchen environments, and bathrooms, so these are the two most likely places for an infestation to occur. It is also likely to find German cockroach dropping in areas they frequent. Droppings may appear as small, dark, “pepper-like” material left on countertops or in drawers. There may also be fecal staining, which appears as dark spots or smears in the corners of rooms, along the tops of doors or around small cracks and openings into walls. 

When German cockroach populations are present in large numbers, it may be possible to detect a mild, somewhat “musty” odor.

Signs of a German Cockroach Infestation

German cockroaches prefer to live in warm, humid places close to food and moisture sources. They are frequently found in residential and commercial kitchen environments, and bathrooms, so these are the two most likely places for an infestation to occur. It is also likely to find German cockroach dropping in areas they frequent. Droppings may appear as small, dark, “pepper-like” material left on countertops or in drawers. There may also be fecal staining, which appears as dark spots or smears in the corners of rooms, along the tops of doors or around small cracks and openings into walls. 

When German cockroach populations are present in large numbers, it may be possible to detect a mild, somewhat “musty” odor.

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Australian cockroach

The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae) is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of 23–35 millimetres.  It is brown overall, with the tegmina having a conspicuous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head shield) with a sharply contrasting pale or yellow margin. It is very similar in appearance to the American cockroach and may be easily mistaken for it. It is however, slightly smaller than the American cockroach, has a yellow margin on the thorax and yellow streaks at its sides near the wing base.

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American Cockroach

American Cockroaches

Periplaneta americana (L.)

What is An American Cockroach?

The American cockroach is the largest of the house-infesting roaches and a major pest in the Australia. Despite the name, the American Cockroach is not native to the Americas. The American as well as the Smoky brown and Oriental cockroaches are normally found outdoors in Australia, but they can live and flourish inside causing infestations.

The American cockroach is considered one of the fastest running insects, often darting out of sight when someone enters a room, and can fit into small cracks and under doors despite its fairly large size. They are moderate flyers. Due to their large size and slow development, large infestations of these insects are not common within houses. However, during certain times of the year, particularly in cold weather, these cockroaches may move indoors seeking warmer temperatures and food.

The American cockroach is common under the house, in crawl spaces, cracks and crevices of porches, foundations, mulch beds and walkways adjacent to buildings. Melbourne has a very large population of American cockroaches.

What Do American Cockroaches Look Like?

Adult American cockroaches average between 1.4” to 1.6” (35-41mm) in length, but they can grow to exceed 2”. American cockroaches are reddish brown in color with a yellow band that outlines the area behind their head. Both males and females have wings and can fly short distances.

American Cockroach Prevention and Control

Signs of an Infestation

There are four tell tale signs of an American cockroach infestation. First, homeowners will see the fast-moving insects themselves usually fleeing to dark areas. Second, American cockroaches leave behind droppings in the dim areas in which they hide. These small droppings are blunt on the ends and have ridges on the sides. They are often mistaken for mouse droppings, so it’s important to contact a licensed pest control professional for proper identification. Another sign of an American cockroach infestation is the presence of egg capsules, which are about 8 mm long and dark-colored. Egg capsules are sometimes glued to a surface near food sources, and can be found in laundry rooms and kitchens, as well as behind appliances or underneath cabinets. Lastly, the American cockroach will produce a pheromone that some people describe as having a “musty” smell. People with sensitive noses may notice this odor around the house.

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Oriental Cockroaches

Blatta orientalis

Classification

Species category: Cockroach
Scientific name: Blatta orientalis
Family: Blatidae

Description

This large cockroach species typically reaches 26-32mm in length during adulthood. It has a shiny deep red – to brownish-black colouring. Males and females look different because of their wing appearance, which is larger on the males.

Originating from North Africa, the Oriental cockroach is now found throughout the world but less so in Europe.

It prefers humid, dark and concealed harbourages, such as cellars, ducting and other underground parts of buildings. Deceptively, the harbourage may be located outside an infested area, being reached by the cockroach through under-floor cavities, ducting or drains.

It is most commonly found around the ground-floor of buildings, although sometimes it can be discovered on higher levels.

It is known for its love of water and in a building, can be located in sewers, drains, basements, cellars, under sinks, baths or washing machines.

Behaviour

Like the German cockroach, the main period of activity is early in the evening but unlike this species it is not a similarly accomplished climber, which means it is more commonly located at ground level.

The female lays her eggs in capsules called ootheca, the life cycle can be lengthy with the nymph stage lasting from 6-12 months.

This species will feed on any type of decaying organic matter, including garbage, carrying the bacteria with them on every surface that they traverse.

Risks

In the course of their foraging activity, the nymphs, larvae and adults can contaminate and infect foodstuffs. They secrete an odorous discharge from their body which also taints and contaminates food.

Like other cockroach species, the Oriental Cockroaches transmit bacteria as they walk, transferring pathogens such as salmonella and e.coli to every area they scurry across.

Cockroaches also shed cuticles, faeces and other cockroach debris which are known asthma and allergy triggers.

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