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Cockroaches

American cockroach, Australian cockroach, German cockroach, smokybrown cockroach, Asian cockroach.

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Which one is it?

American cockroach

An American cockroach on a stucco wall

Photo: Thomas W. Dolan III, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

The big one, up to about two inches long, reddish brown with a pale band behind the head. Lives outdoors in mulch, palm trees, sewers and storm drains, and wanders inside.

Australian cockroach

An Australian cockroach on a white surface, with a pale yellow band around the shield behind its head and yellow streaks at the wing edges

Photo: kcthetc1, CC0, via iNaturalist

Looks like a smaller American cockroach, with a bright yellow stripe along the edge of each front wing. Common in Florida yards, in mulch, leaf litter and planters.

German cockroach

A small light brown German cockroach on a white wall, with two dark stripes on the shield behind its head

Photo: Sandra H Statner, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Small, about half an inch, light brown with two dark stripes behind the head. Lives indoors, in kitchens and bathrooms, and breeds fast.

Separate remediation track. See below.

Smokybrown cockroach

A smokybrown cockroach on a concrete floor beside a wooden board

Photo: JD Flores, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Dark mahogany all over, a little smaller than the American cockroach. Lives in trees, gutters and attics, and comes in at the roofline.

Asian cockroach

An Asian cockroach, light brown with two dark stripes behind the head, on a white sheet

Photo: kcthetc1, CC0, via iNaturalist

Looks almost exactly like the German cockroach, but lives outdoors in lawns and leaf litter and flies toward lights at dusk.

Why they're in your house in Brevard

Most cockroaches in Brevard live outside. American, Australian and smokybrown cockroaches live in mulch, leaf litter, palm trees, tree holes, sewers and storm drains, and come inside looking for water, food and shelter.

They get in under doors, through gaps around pipes and wires, up through drains, through attic and soffit vents, and in plants and boxes carried inside. Heavy rain, a cold snap or a dry spell pushes more of them indoors.

German cockroaches are the exception. They do not live outdoors: they ride in on grocery bags, cardboard boxes, used appliances and furniture, then settle where it is warm and close to food and water, in kitchens and bathrooms. One female can produce a few hundred young in her life, which is why a German cockroach problem grows quickly.

What we do about it

First visit
Inspection, treatment inside, baits and traps placed where pests hide, and treatment of the outside of the house.
Quarterly visits
Inside and perimeter, or perimeter only with inside as needed. Same price either way.
Between visits
Service guarantee: callbacks between visits are included.
German cockroach exception

German cockroaches are not covered by quarterly service. They get a separate remediation track over multiple visits.

First visit
Inspection, treatment inside, and baits and traps placed. We use a combination of a quick knockdown treatment and an insect growth regulator to control the population.
Follow-up visits
A heavy infestation may need treatment weekly, every other week or monthly.

The price depends on how severe the infestation is, so call for pricing. Afterwards we highly recommend quarterly service to keep them under control.

Covered by quarterly service?

Covered by quarterly service?Yes
American, Australian, smokybrown and Asian cockroaches are covered.Exception: German cockroaches are a separate remediation track. Here's the track instead.

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