German Roach
The most difficult roach to kill, but the most common roach in the home is the German roach. This roach is smaller than most and is a brown color. On the back of the head, the roach has two dark stripes. This is what makes them stand out among other roaches and be easily distinguished. They also have wings, but do not use them to move from place to place. These pests can live for almost twelve months! It seems as though their small size allows them to hide in deep crevices and deposit hundreds of eggs to continue the legacy of annoyance.
The German roach is a vagabond. They can successfully journey from the grocery store to the home to the trash and back around again. They also tend to stay in groups. With doing this, they can put up a defense against pesticides, protect themselves from human invasion and move throughout a building creating chaos along the way. These roaches can live in places such as food packaging, plumbing, kitchen cupboards and walls. No matter where they are, the small pests can cause great amounts of anxiety and the feeling of being unclean.
You can find a German roach near anything wet or warm. This means the best places to eliminate them would be places like behind the refrigerator or even under your dog’s bed. The issue is that these pests are able to live through multiple attempts at insecticides and other forms of pest control. The best way to get rid of these roaches is to use bait or gels placed in common hiding places and cracks. Even more annoying is the fact that the adults will let the young roaches feed off of them, which allows growth and multiplication to occur without them having to come out of hiding.
Overall, the German roach is the most common and the most annoying pest around. Through extreme reproduction rates and the incredible ability to hide anywhere, this roach may seem, at times, like it will never go away. However, when you have exhausted your extermination options it is best to call in an expert. An expert has stronger insecticides available to them and not to mention a long history of searching for and finding these savage creatures. In the end, you will be free of an insect that has, in the past, sent many home owners, restaurant owners and business owners on a wild roach chase.