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German Roach (Blattella germanica) This is the roach that gave roaches their name. Terribly prolific...a pair can generate over 33,000 offspring in 12 months. Identified by two black "corporal stripes" behind its head. Adults reach a maximum length of 5/8 in. Instars (juveniles) have different body shapes and bear little resemblance to the adults. This roach is very common in restaurants, apartments and less privileged neighborhoods. Common ways of introduction are in cardboard boxes, paper grocery sacks, and even in the purses and personal belongings of domestic help. German roaches can be found throughout structures but usually occur in rooms where people eat. Bathrooms can be also easily infested, in that the roaches find nourishment from particles left on toothbrushes and in sinks. This roach lives in cracks and crevices but can be seen venturing out for food which is usually at night or they are visible when disturbed by opening drawers or cabinet doors. Treatment Most effective treatment comes from baiting with special gels, granules or dusts. Treatment should be intense & thorough as control must be obtained before population gets totally out of hand. Thirty days of improper treatment and you'll want to call a realtor instead of an exterminator. Bait placement should be in cabinet corners, cracks, crevices and spaced frequently. This roach doesn't travel far. (click the pests below to learn more...) Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularis) Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) Carpenter Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) Smokey Brown Roach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) German Roach (Blattella germanica) Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus spp.) Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) Roof Rats Mice Fleas Silverfish (Order Lepidoptera) Indianmeal Moths (Plodia interpunctella) Pill Bugs (Armadillidium vulgare) Earwigs (Forticula auricularia) Millipedes (Parajulus impressus) 972-385-7000 © 2006, All-Safe Pest & Termite All-Safe Pest & Termite Service Cities Dallas · Plano · Richardson · Allen · McKinney · Frisco · Flower Mound · University Park · Highland Park · Coppell · Highland Village · Lewisville · Carrollton · Farmers Branch · The Colony · Garland · Sachse · Rowlett · Rockwall · Wylie · Forney · Heath · Irving Irving · Grapevine · Southlake · Addison · Denton · Argyle · Corinth · Hickory Creek · Bartonville · Double Oak · Northlake Trophy Club · Little Elm · Fairview · Lowry Crossing · Cross Roads · Murphy · Parker · Lucas · Aubrey · Celina Double Oak · Lakewood Village · Melissa · Anna · Hurst · Euless · Bedford All-Safe Pest & Termite specializes in these neighborhoods Forest Creek Estates · Hunter's Glen · Watters Crossing · Deerfield J. J Pearce · Fairways of Ridgeview · Stonebridge Ranch · Russell Creek Estates Yale Park · Twin Creeks · Prestonwood Hills · Glen Heather · Harrington Homeplace · Pittman Creek Estates · Ranch Estates · Whiffletree Wentworth Estates · Fairways of Ridgeview · Willow Bend Estates · Preston Meadow · Highlands of Preston Ridge · Stonehaven Estates Plano Trails · Chase Oaks · Carriage Hills · Hills of Indian Creek · Dallas North Estates · Glen Eagles · Old Shepard · Lakeside The Enclave · Kimberlea· Wentworth Estates · Starwood · Stonebridge · Stonebriar · Heritage Ranch Cottonwood Valley · Plantation · Castle Hill