You are in your kitchen making dinner and out of the corner of your eye, you see something run frantically across your floor. You look under your counter on the floor to see a big cockroach standing there. You start to freak out because you don’t know anything about this cockroach and you definitely don’t want more coming into your home. Effective Pest Services will help you learn more about German cockroaches and what you can do to stop them from entering your house.
German Cockroach Identification
German cockroaches are about ½ inch to 5/8 inch long. Their color is tan to a light brown. They have an oval shaped body, 6 legs, and antennas on them. They have two lines on their back that are almost parallel to each other. They do have wings, but they rarely use them. Most of the time they will just run away.
Can You Get Sick from German Cockroaches?
These German cockroaches can be very gross bugs. Now they do not bite or sting, so they aren’t dangerous in that way. But they can carry many diseases on their bodies and in their feces that can cause diarrhea, salmonella, or other health problems. The allergens from the dead skin can cause allergic reactions in some people or could cause an asthma attack.
How Do You Know if You have a German Roach Infestation?
Are you wondering how to tell if you have German cockroaches in your home or building? Cockroaches will leave fecal streak marks in the rooms they are in. Plus black droppings that look a lot like pepper grounds. There will be a musty odor in the room that they are in also. You will probably find cockroach skins and of course, you will find a lot of cockroaches. They can reproduce very quickly and lay 20 to 40 eggs at a time. This means an infestation can happen very fast if you don’t do anything about it.
How to Prevent German Roaches
German cockroaches like to be around food and garbage. So make sure you keep your floor clean. Sweeping and vacuuming daily can help keep the pests out. Also, make sure your garbage is cleaned out. When you throw your trash away make sure it is bagged and the lid shut. This can help eliminate those pesky bugs. Make sure all food, including pet food, is put into containers and not just left out on the counters and floors. Following these suggestions can help keep the cockroaches out of your home.
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Don’t let your home be a home for uninvited, diseased pests. If you have questions or concerns about pests in your home including German cockroaches, give Effective Pest Services a call. They would love to help you with all those pesky bug questions you have and evict those unwanted pests from your home.
