Cockroaches basically need: food, warmth, moisture and shelter. Our homes have all of those things. From pantries stocked with food to lots of cracks and crevices where cockroaches can hide and lay their eggs.
Dirty homes offer the perfect conditions for cockroaches. Cockroaches are attracted to food that has been left out on the counter, dirty dishes in the sink, and crumbs laying on the floor. They are also attracted to moisture, like from a leaky pipe underneath a bathroom sink or a wet bathmat on the floor.
Unlike other insects, cockroaches are a problem year-round. They are more prolific in the summer; they cope poorly in the cold, but they thrive in heat and humidity. This means that you should be especially vigilant for roaches until the weather cools.
What are the Most common cockroaches found in Ontario?
Let us take a closer look at Cockroaches which are present in Canada!
There are five species of cockroaches commonly found.
1.German
2.Brown banded
3.Oriental
4.American
5.Pennsylvania Wood Cockroaches
German Cockroach is the most wide-spread species of Cockroaches in the World; having spread largely through the shipping of foods and other goods.
1. German cockroach
Identification
Length: Adult is 10-15 mm
Colour: Adult is yellowish-brown
Other features:Two distinctive dark parallel bands run through the length of the pronotum on the adult and full body on the nymph.
Life Cycle
German cockroach life cycle has eggs-nymph-adult stage.
Eggs are laid in egg cases with about 38 eggs per case.
An Adult Female Cockroach can produce up to 7 of these cases in a lifetime Mating only once.
Under ideal conditions nymph can develop into adult in about 6 weeks.
The life span of an adult is 125 to 150 days.
How to detect cockroach infestation?
Faeces:
German cockroach fecal droppings are similar to grounded coffee or pepper.
Faeces are present at harbourage locations includes crevices behind sinks, beneath kitchen sink, under the kitchen countertop & inside the hinges of the doors.
Live Cockroach:
German cockroaches are nocturnal, so they like to hide in the day light.
They are most active during night time. As soon as light turns off, they start coming out of their harbourage locations.
If there is major infestation of cockroaches, then you will see them scuttling across your floors during the day as well.
In order to Detect Live Cockroaches areas under the kitchen sink, behind stove & fridge, under the countertop, inside the cabinets door hinges etc. should be inspected.
How can we get rid of them?
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So please don’t wait until these pests get out of control and cause irreversible damage to your property.
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