Cockroach Control Services

 
A Comprehensive treatment against cockroaches, red/black ants and silverfish.

COCKROACHES: ORDER: DICTYOPTERA, FAMILY: BLATTIDAE Cockroaches are the most dominated among all household pests found all over the world. They cause nuisance by their presence and also act as a carrier of various serious diseases causing pathogens like Gastroenteritis, Cholera etc. Cockroaches must moult regularly throughout their life-cycle and can cause severe asthmatic reactions, particularly to children, the elderly and people with bronchial ailments. Cockroaches are nocturnal in habit and remain inactive during daytime. Cockroaches are omnivorous and feed on any vegetable/animal substance.

Most common species of cockroaches observed in India are German Cockroach, American Cockroach, Brown Banded Cockroach and Oriental Cockroach.

German cockroach (Blatella germanica)

is most common cockroach found in Indian kitchen, restaurants, and food processing plants, supermarkets and warehouses. The German cockroach is the most prolific breeder among all cockroaches. The female German cockroach lives up to 6 months. She carries an egg capsule containing 30 to 40 eggs. Development from egg to adult can occur in 45 days. The German cockroach will breed rapidly throughout the year, but favour a humid environment of around 80F or warmer. A small initial infestation can become a major problem in a few months.

American Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana)

Preferred daytime habitat locations include the sub floor, basement, in sewers and other warm, dark, moist locations. They avoid cold areas but will thrive outdoors in temperatures above 80F. Indoors they often congregate around hot water pipes, fridge motors, boilers and other heating appliances. The American cockroach feeds on a wide variety of plant and animal material.

Brown Banded Cockroaches (Supella longipalpis)

is light brown and can be distinguished from the German cockroach by to lighter transverse bands running from one side to the other in both the sexes. You will normally find the brown banded cockroach in the same buildings as the German cockroach. Due to these two cockroaches looking almost the same mis-identification is possible. Females will produce about 14 egg capsules during their adult life, each containing about 18 eggs. The brown banded cockroach can be found high on ceilings or walls, behind pictures, near motors of refrigerators and other appliances. Adults may fly when disturbed.

Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis)

Most often found in dark basements or cellars, but can also climb garbage shuts, sewer and water pipes to the upper floors in highrise. The female lives up to 2 years; deposits up to 18 egg-sacs in lifetime; each egg sac contains 16 eggs.