Cockroaches - Pest Control

There are over 4600 species of cockroaches across the earth but only five of them are generally found in NJ. These are the American cockroach, the German cockroach, the Asian cockroach, the Brown-banded cockroach, and the Oriental cockroach. These roaches are oval in shape, brownish reddish in color and have spidery thin legs. Cockroaches carry diseases like dysentery, diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid fever. They feed on human food, crumbs and leftovers so keeping your home clean and free of crumbs can help keep cockroaches away.

  • How do I prevent cockroaches from coming into my home or business?

    Roaches can fit in very tight spots and can crawl into your home or office through small openings or pipes. They can also hitch a ride in luggage, on people or other moving items. Taking care to close any openings to the outdoors, checking our luggage and movable items such as delivery boxes before bringing them indoors, and keeping our home clean and crumb free are some of the ways to avoid a cockroach problem.

  • How can I get rid of a cockroaches in my home or business?

    There are many options when looking to get a cockroach problem under control. The most commonly used pest control product used against cockroaches is an insecticide called boric acid. When a professional pest control company like Pest Control of Jackson NJ treats a home for cockroaches, they will use a variety of insecticides thereby guaranteeing the safe extermination of the cockroaches.

  • Are cockroaches dangerous?

    Cockroaches themselves are not a danger to humans as they do not bite or sting. They do, however, carrry several diseases which are dangerous for humans as well as contaminate the places they go with their droppings or diseases. 

  • How long do cockroaches live?

    Although each species of cockroaches has a different life span expectancy, the average life span of a cockroach is between 3 months and two years. 

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