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About Us
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Introduction
Cockroaches can infest any building. They are common in
apartment buildings and in restaurants. Because they are nocturnal and not
normally seen during the day, large populations can develop before they are
noticed.
Cockroach infestations pose two dangers. The first is the
danger of spreading disease and causing food poisoning when they defecate on
our food. The second is the danger of causing allergy attacks in sensitive
people. Cockroach allergies are common.
The most common cockroach is the
German cockroach.
The other cockroach sometimes found in Victoria is the Brown-banded
cockroach. Rarely have
Australian cockroaches
or
American Cockroaches
been found in Victoria. The German cockroach is described in the table below.
Characteristics of German Cockroaches
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colour |
light-brown |
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markings |
two dark stripes behind the head |
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adult length |
10 to 16 mm (3/8 - 5/8 inches) |
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number of eggs/case |
30 to 48 |
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number of egg cases/female |
4 to 8 |
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number of days for eggs to hatch |
17 to 28 |
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number of days from egg to adult |
64 to 300 |
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reproduction characteristics |
egg case carried by female until eggs hatch |
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preferred habitat |
kitchen and bathroom |
Prevention
Prevention requires restricting food, water and places to
hide. Good housekeeping practices are a must. Eliminate dampness. Plug and
caulk cracks and crevices where cockroaches could hide. Check incoming food
packages for cockroaches and promptly dispose of infested materials.
Control
We use attractant traps to help us detect cockroaches and
plan our control work. Once we have assessed the situation, an appropriate
treatment using pesticidal baits, dusts and/or sprays is performed to
eliminate the cockroaches. We usually need to make a number of treatments
before the cockroaches are all gone.
Click here
to find out how we control Cockroaches using an Integrated
Pest Management strategy.
To see some of the application and control equipment and materials we use to
manage insect and bug pests click here
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If you need service
for controlling a
Cockroach infestation,
call
us now.
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PES Professional Ecological Services Ltd.
98-B Burnside Road West, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
V9A 1B5
Phone: (250) 383-2445
Fax: (250) 383-6775
e-mail: services@pestvictoria.com
We provide professional integrated pest
management (IPM) services, a high-tech form of pest control. We are called
professional pest managers, not exterminators or fumigators. We provide
pest management, not extermination or fumigation. Excluding pests before they
cause a pest offence is a good example of IPM at work.
If You Need Professional
Services from Your Pest Control and
Pest
Management Experts,
for pests in Greater Victoria, British Columbia (B.C. or BC), Canada
Contact Us Now!
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February 2002
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