BROWN BANDED
COCKROACHES
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initial treatment
of GERMAN roaches
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instructions on how to prepare your home
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Roaches can flatten their body in such a manner, that they can travel and hide almost
anywhere.
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With
Parker Pest Control's exclusive
P.E.S.T.® (Pest Elimination Systems
Treatment) program,
houses are treated
just one time. |
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BROWN BANDED
COCKROACHES |
BROWN BANDED Cockroaches
can be found in All 50 States |
Color: Brown with light brown stripes
Legs: Six
Shape: Oval
Size: 2"
Antennae: Yes
Flight: Yes |
Brown banded cockroaches get their name
from the two lighter bands across their dark brownish bodies.
In addition to the distinctive banding, males have full wings, which
reach beyond the tip of their rather pointed abdomens, but females have
underdeveloped wings, much shorter than their broad, rounded abdomens.
The lighter band markings are much more distinct in nymphs than in
adults of either sex.
Habits Male brown
banded cockroaches
have been observed to fly indoors. Among cockroach species, brown banded
cockroaches have the most distinctions between sexes. Females have a
larger abdomen and shorter wings than males. Brownbanded cockroaches
often hide their egg cases in or under furniture.
Habitat Within a room, these roaches
tend to prefer warmer, drier, and higher locations than do any of the
other urban pest roaches. They are often found in upper cabinets or in
other rooms than the kitchens (food preparation areas) or bathrooms.
Threats Cockroaches have been reported
to spread at least 33 kinds of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms, and at least seven other kinds of human
pathogens. They can pick up germs on the spines of their legs and bodies
as they crawl through decaying matter or sewage and then carry these
into food or onto food surfaces. Germs that cockroaches eat from
decaying matter or sewage are protected while in their bodies and may
remain infective for several weeks longer than if they had been exposed
to cleaning agents, rinse water, or just sunlight and air. Recent
medical studies have shown that cockroach allergens cause lots of
allergic reactions in inner city children. They were even shown to cause
asthma in children. These allergens build up in deposits of droppings,
secretions, cast skins, and dead
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| Prevention In most
cases, Parker Pest Control Inc., will
use a very fine boric acid powder. The powder is applied with a
patented pressurized machine, that
applies an electrostatic charge to the powder to give it the
ability to cling to just about anything. This
process assures complete elimination. With
Parker Pest Control's exclusive P.E.S.T.® (Pest Elimination Systems Treatment) program, houses are treated just one
time and given a one year
money-back warranty.
NOTE: Most
Commercial businesses require monthly
applications.
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