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Brown Banded Cockroaches

Color: Brown with light brown stripes
Legs: Six
Shape: Oval
Size: 2"
Antennae: Yes
Flight: Yes

Brown banded cockroaches get their name from the two lighter bands across their dark brownish bodies. In addition to the distinctive banding, males have full wings, which reach beyond the tip of their rather pointed abdomens, but females have underdeveloped wings, much shorter than their broad, rounded abdomens. The lighter band markings are much more distinct in nymphs than in adults of either sex.

Habits - Male brown banded cockroaches have been observed to fly indoors. Among cockroach species, brown banded cockroaches have the most distinctions between sexes. Females have a larger abdomen and shorter wings than males. Brownbanded cockroaches often hide their egg cases in or under furniture.

Habitat - Within a room, these roaches tend to prefer warmer, drier, and higher locations than do any of the other urban pest roaches. They are often found in upper cabinets or in other rooms than the kitchens (food preparation areas) or bathrooms.

Threats - Cockroaches have been reported to spread at least 33 kinds of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms, and at least seven other kinds of human pathogens. They can pick up germs on the spines of their legs and bodies as they crawl through decaying matter or sewage and then carry these into food or onto food surfaces. Germs that cockroaches eat from decaying matter or sewage are protected while in their bodies and may remain infective for several weeks longer than if they had been exposed to cleaning agents, rinse water, or just sunlight and air. Recent medical studies have shown that cockroach allergens cause lots of allergic reactions in inner city children. They were even shown to cause asthma in children. These allergens build up in deposits of droppings, secretions, cast skins, and dead bodies of roaches.

Treatment- In most cases, Parker Pest Control Inc., will use a very fine boric acid powder. The powder is applied with a patented pressurized machine, that applies an electrostatic charge to the powder to give it the ability to cling to just about anything. This process assures complete elimination. With Parker Pest Control's exclusive P.E.S.T.® (Pest Elimination Systems Treatment) program, houses are treated just one time and given a one year money-back warranty.

NOTE: Most Commercial businesses require monthly applications.

INITIAL TREATMENT OF GERMAN ROACHES

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Roaches can flatten their bodies in such a manner that they can travel and hide almost anywhere.

With Parker Pest Control's exclusive P.E.S.T.®(Pest Elimination Systems Treatment) program, houses are treated just one time and given a 1 year money-back warranty.

FACT: American Roaches can be found in all 50 states!