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How much do you know about the American cockroach (Periplaneta Americana) that you recently spotted in your kitchen? Countless homeowners across the United States enlist the help of a reliable pest control Delray Beach professional to help them get rid of these unwelcome houseguests. To give you a clear idea about the characteristics of the American Cockroach, take a look at this:
This cockroach species usually measures 1.5 to 2 inches long. Its wings are reddish-brown and the markings on its thorax are light, circular, or figure eight. Furthermore, the band around its pronotum is light-colored.
The American cockroach is known to be the largest cockroach that infests countless homes across the country. The pheromone called periplanone-B that the female American cockroaches have can cause the males of this species to increase their ranks. Furthermore, each female American cockroach is capable of producing a sack that contains 16 eggs. What’s more, even without mating again, it also has the ability to produce more egg sacks by using saved sperm. The female tends to glue the egg sacks in spots that are closed off before they scrape up cardboard and paint to cover these sacks. In case you’re curious, their average lifespan is approximately 168 to 786 days from egg to adult with females generally outliving males.
Like other cockroach species, the Americancockroach likes to live in places where they can find an abundant supply offood and water. For this reason, most of them thrive in outdoor locations withtemperatures that are over 70˚F.
You don’t have to share your home with roaches. Get help from a trusted pest control Delray Beach service provider by calling O’Hara Pest Control today.
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