Commercial kitchens are complex environments that require thorough inspection to develop the best pest management plan for German cockroaches. Using a focus-zone inspection, for example, ensures technicians are inspecting deep harborage areas in addition to easily accessible areas. This suggested approach includes: ■ Divide the account into manageable focus zones, such as food packaging, utility, […]
Cockroaches
Tips & Tricks: Cockroach Treatment Options
Here are tips covering cockroach exclusion and sanitation, as well as treatment options to help manage and communicate with customers:...
Tips & Tricks: Handling Cockroach Infestations
Much like humans, cockroaches need resources — food, water and shelter — to survive. Denying these commodities should be the...
2015 State of the Industry
The industry’s vital signs are positive, and PMP’s expect a milder winter to boost 2015 revenue. Learn more about what...
Fact vs. Fiction: American Cockroach
Fiction: Water bugs are just big cockroaches. Fact: American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) are mistakenly identified as water bugs (they’re not...
Most Wanted: American Cockroach
Also known as the kakerlac (from the Danish word meaning cockroach), the ship cockroach and the Bombay canary, Periplaneta americana...
Dos & Don’ts: American Cockroaches
Don’t let American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, invade and contaminate structures and threaten public health. Control cockroaches by counting on integrated...
American Cockroaches: Some Situations Continue Forever
We preach that complete pest elimination is our goal and that we must seek the source to achieve this. I...
Ask the Expert: Phorid Flies, Migrating Cockroaches and Carpet Beetles
Q: A residential customer has a phorid fly problem. The house is on a slab. The drain lines have been...
Fact vs. Fiction: German Cockroach
Fiction: If you have cockroaches, you don’t have to worry about bed bugs. Fact: Cockroaches do eat bed bugs; however,...
Most Wanted: German Cockroach
With insect behavior adapted to essentially every man-made habitat, the German cockroach, Blatella germanica, is arguably one of the most...
Dos & Don’ts: Blatella Germanica
Do the applied biology, and don’t let German cockroaches, Blatella germanica, spread pathogens and allergens that cause environmental exposure and...
13 Counterpunches to KO the American Cockroach
Sanitation. Clean up. Reduce resources available to the American cockroach. Pest-Proofing. Seal cracks, crevices and other openings this species can...
13 Counterpunches to KO the German Cockroach
Hit ’em often. Don’t put the account on a regular service interval until there are zero German cockroaches. Perform service...
Coackroach Championship – German Cockroach: (aka Max Schmeling)
These speedy buggers are evasive, and can outnumber any opponent overnight. In the 1970s, pest management professionals (PMPs) were 10...
Cockroach Championship – American Cockroach: (aka Joe Lewis)
These public health pests are so die-hard they seem to mock PMPs and their customers. It’s not that I don’t...