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A native to the southeastern parts of the United States, the Florida woods cockroach or the Eurycotis Floridana is also known as the palmetto bug. This pest is often found in greenhouses, storage areas, shelter boxes or water pumps. The Florida woods cockroach can find its way into your home when it’s transported indoors through firewood and other items. If you spot one in your house, get in touch with a roach control West Palm Beach service provider right away.
The first thing that you’ll notice about the Florida woods cockroach is its distinctive size. Compared to other roach species, this pest is humungous at 1.2 and 1.16 inches in length and 1 inch in width. Furthermore, its color can range from reddish-brown to back. Due to its size, the Florida woods cockroach is slow-moving and has less effective flight wings. This makes them less likely to scatter compared to other types of roaches. In terms of lifespan, this roach can live a little longer than a year.
This roach species’ inability to fly or move fast is compensated by their unique defensive mechanism which allows them to secrete chemicals from a gland that’s underneath their abdomen. Although they can only spray this oily secretion once every month, the spray can work best against harmful predators that include rodents and other pests. This can also be harmful to humans when it comes in contact with the skin and eyes. Moreover, the smell of the secretion can be very offensive to people, but to other Florida woods roaches, this odor signals them to get away from danger.
If you’re dealing with a Florida woods cockroach issue in your home, hire a roach control West Palm Beach expert to solve this problem for you. Call O’Hara Pest Control to schedule an inspection!
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