Cockroach Removal
Max Pest Control provides removal and extermination services for American Cockroaches, German Cockroaches and Oriental Cockroaches which are the most common in the GTA. Our trained technicians will do a thorough inspection of your house and create a unique treatment plan specific to your home to resolve your cockroach infestation. Cockroach infestations typically go undetected until they pose significant problems for homeowners and businesses due to their nocturnal activities and ability to stay hidden. As a result, you should be attentive to the warning signs listed below, and take action to eliminate these pests as soon as possible.
1. Cockroach Eggs
- The ootheca is a protective capsule in which a female cockroach develops eggs. Oothecae can carry anywhere from 14 to 48 eggs.
2. Cockroach Dropping
- Cockroaches produce tiny, black specks that resemble ground coffee.
3. Shedding of the Skin
- Cockroaches shed between five and eight times during their life cycle. They are light brown and cockroach-shaped.
4. Smear Marks
- Cockroach smear marks are brown and irregular-shaped. They can be found on horizontal surfaces and at the junction of the walls and the floors.
5. Damage
- Cockroaches hardly ever cause structural damage. However, they do, after passing through waste and sewers, it can contaminate food and transmit disease by wandering over and excreting on food or food preparation regions.
DISEASES CARRIED BY COCKROACHES:
● Cholera
● Salmonella
● Gastroenteritis
● Dysentery
● Tuberculosis
● Leprosy
Identification
Colour: Reddish-Brown
Size: 28mm to 41mm
Notes: In one second, the American cockroach can sprint 5 feet. They are one of the fastest-running insects in the world. They are also able to fly.
American Cockroaches are a brownish-red colour and have a flat body that allows them to effortlessly enter houses and businesses through cracks and holes in walls, foundations, and sewers. They will eat everything but are particularly drawn to starchy foods, flour, and fermented foods, therefore they frequently infest restaurants, grocery shops, bakeries, home kitchens, and other food preparation facilities. The feces of American cockroaches contaminate food, and their feet and legs transmit harmful bacteria. They may also spread illnesses including diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid fever, and cholera to humans. However, cockroaches are among the world's most tough pests, and once they have infested your home or business, you'll need the services of a professional pest control company to get eliminate and prevent the infestation from returning.
- These adults are reddish-brown or mahogany in colour, with a yellow band behind the head, and grow to be around 3 inches long (50mm). They also have wings, which they use to fly about looking for humid, warm places to deposit their eggs
Identification
Colour: light caramel to brown colour
Size: 10mm to 16mm
Features: On the shield above their heads, there are two black parallel lines.
Notes: They cannot fly.
The most common cockroach in Canada is the German cockroach, which prefers warm, humid areas with easy access to food, water, and a safe location to breed. They generally infest bathrooms, beneath sinks, dishwashers, medicine cabinets and any place food is stored overnight, such as storage closets and pantries. They eat a broad variety of food that has been preserved and may have gone unnoticed. Although, sugary foods, carbs, and meats are what they prefer. They may devour glue, package materials, and even bite humans in densely infected places.
With their excrement and protective secretions, German cockroaches may render food inedible. They spread digestive diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid fever, and cholera by carrying dangerous organisms on their feet and legs.
People who are exposed to cockroaches on a regular basis and for an extended period of time might develop minor to severe allergies, such as rashes, itching, swelling of the eyelids, and major respiratory problems.
