BROWN BANDED COCKROACH :
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University of Lincoln-Nebraska Dept. of Entomology

The Brown Banded Cockroach is often confused with the German Roach , but it's habits are different.
They are often brought in dwellings in furniture.
Commonly found in the southern states, but may be found in warmer parts of buildings in the northern states.

Brown Banded Cockroach Appearance:

 

They are light brown,about 1/2 inch long.
They have two light, irregular bands along their wings.
The German Roach has two dark,distinctive bands behind their heads.

Brown Banded Roach Diet:

They prefer starchy materials, but being scavengers will eat almost anything.

Habits and Biology of Brown Banded Cockroaches:

 

The female will only carry the egg capsule for one or two days,then attach it to a protected surface. Each capsule contains 14-18 eggs, the young reach maturity in about 160 days. You can find these light brown egg capsules usually under or to the sides of a surface,well protected.

They don't require the same moisture resources as the German Roach,so they are commonly found in furniture,or on the walls and ceilings.

They are not as commonly found in they kitchen and bathrooms, as the German Roach,but can be found near refrigerator motors and other major appliances.
Also look behind pictures and in closets.

They are rarely seen during the day and may fly.
They prefer dry and warm places and may be scattered throughout the building.

Recommendations for Brown Banded Roach Control:

 

As with the German Roach a good quality roach bait would be recommended for the Brown Banded Cockroach. You may also want to add to the treatment with an aerosol first.

 

Follow the same recommended guidelines as the German Roach, but application would most likely not be restricted to mainly kitchens and bathrooms.

 

A thorough inspection would be required,as they are not restricted to moisture needs in the kitchens and bathrooms.

The Brown Banded and the German Roach are the most challenging of roaches to manage and eliminate. To accurately and completely eliminate these roaches you need to attack them from several tools using baits, dusts, growth regulators and pheromone traps.

The technology of the pest control market has switched to an integrated pest management like baiting ,dusting, and the use of insect growth regulators and pheromone traps against the German or Brown Banded roach, as opposed to just using a residual or contact insecticide either in an aerosol form or liquid form.

However in restaurants,you may have to still spray with a residual insecticide such as Orthene instead of baits.
We encourage you to call us for recommendations, in that we have had a long history of helping restaurants solve their problem, but needs to be handled on a individual basis.

The products we recommend have not had a resistant problem.

Recommendations for German Roach Control:

 

It is one of the most challenging to manage and eliminate.
To accurately and completely eliminate these roaches you need to attack them from several tools using baits, dusts, growth regulators and pheromone traps.

They have the most eggs produced, shortest development cycle, best survival rate of the young, and the most adaptive feeding habits of most of the roaches. Because of this "high reproductive potential" they have a greater ability to develop resistance against insecticides.

The technology of the pest control market has switched to an integrated pest management like baiting ,dusting, and the use of insect growth regulators and pheromone trapsagainst the German roach, as opposed to just using a residual or contact insecticide either in an aerosol form or liquid form.

Roach Control in Restaurants

 

However in restaurants,you may have to still spray with a residual insecticide such as :

 Orthene instead of baits.
We encourage you to call us for recommendations, in that we have had a long history of helping restaurants solve their problem, but needs to be handled on a individual basis.

Another product that is recommended for restaurants is:

Mop Up Boric Acid Insecticide
A mop rinse insecticide that leaves an odorless, invisible residue which cockroaches cannot detect.

 

The products we recommend have not had a resistant problem.

 

Recommended Products: Baits, Aerosols, Insect Growth Regulators(IGR'S) and Roach Traps for Residential Use

 

1. COCKROACH BAITS: Advion Roach Bait Gel, Avert Dry Flowable Bait, Maxforce Roach Bait Gel, and Maxforce Roach Bait Stations

 

• A new bait on the market called  Advion Roach Bait Gel has proven to be very effective on German Roaches  Our pest control technicians are calling  Advion Roach Gel Bait  the "bomb" !. They said that Advance's roach bait acceptance is superior to MaxForce Roach

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  Roaches Kits

   

   

•  Avert Dry Flowable Cockroach Bait
  
  Remains effective for more than one year after initial treatment.
  The dry formula reaches void areas that gels and bait stations cannot reach.

Avert Dry Flowable Bait Placements:

 

• Avert Dry Flowable is intended for application with the provided crack and crevice bait extension tube. Apply insecticide directly into cracks and crevics.
• Apply lightly and uniformly to infested areas.
• Pay particular attention to cracks and crevices and hidden surfaces around sinks and storage areas, behind baseboards, around doors, and windows, behind cabinets, stoves, and behind refrigerators.
• For compete application instructions, please read

 

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  Maxforce Roach Gel has been proven very effective against the German Roach. This bait comes in two forms:

  A.Fipronil-FC
  B.Hydramethlynon

   

  Click Here: For major differences between Fipronil and Hydramethylnon

  We also carry Maxforce FC Magnum Roach Bait Gel
  -Fipronil.

   

  The active ingredient in Maxforce FC Magnum, Fipronil, provides a unique mode of action that works through both ingestion and contact, knocking down roaches and ants that eat or simply touch the bait. Either way, one contaminated roach or ant kills many others where they live and breed. The Domino Effect® still achieves population control, but with faster visible results.

  The application is very simple and easy, coming in a syring. The gel formulation enables you to place the material into cracks and crevices and harboraging places.

  Typical harboraging areas for German Roaches and places for treatment of Maxforce Roach Gel:

  Before treating any areas it is best to first take a flashlight and check these types of areas for nesting sites. You will be looking for their excrement droppings(looks like black pepper).

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   You may also want to use a aerosol with pryethrin like  JK27 Residual 15 oz ,or  V One Pyrethrum Aerosol  sprayed to "flush-out" roaches out of these harboraging places .
  These pyrethin areosols will kill on contact, and serve you to find out where the German Cockroaches are nesting.
  Once you have determined where the roaches are nesting, it may be easier to know where to apply the Max Force gel bait.

   

   

   

  Maxforce or Advion Bait Placement

•              Behind kitchen cabinets and counter tops.

  • Behind anything hanging on the wall, such as pictures, clocks, posters, etc.
  • Behind, next to, and under the stove.
  • In the corners up under the sink and other cabinets.
  • In stored paper bags and boxes.
  • Around pipes, cords, and cables that come out of the wall.
  • Behind and under bathroom fixtures.
  • Behind the medicine cabinet and vanity.
  • In any cracks or crevices around shelves or wood trim.

 

Each roach feeding on Maxforce Roach Gel will kill up to 40 other roaches via droppings and dead bodies.
Roaches are cannibalistic and will eat other dead or dying roaches.
The roaches are not social insects like ants and termites, they do not carry the bait back to feed the young.
When baiting is important to re- bait in the areas where the the roaches are taking the bait. Paying attention to this will speed up the process.

 

 

 

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  Advion Roach Bait Arena and or Maxforce Roach Bait Stations are both useful as a roach bait. The use of the roach stations are slower acting than the gel forms, but will last for several months without drying out.
  Advion Arena Roach Bait is the newest on the market with great results.

 

 

2. Insect Growth Regulators for Cockroaches

 

 

                                  

Using insect growth regulators like  Gentrol Aerosol breaks the cycle.
It attacks the male nymph roach(mutating reproductive abilities) and causes the pregnant female to consume the bait when she would normally not want to consume food during part of her pregnancy. We carry Gentrol in the aerosol form, 
Gentrol liquid form,and Gentrol point source form.

Cockroach Traps

 
Another important tool, would be the use of roach traps with a pheremone to lure them inside the trap:  Victor Pheromone Roach Trap is and excellent roach trap.
These traps are excellent for monitoring tools as well.

4.  Other Aerosols and "Bombs" to Kill Cockroaches

 

 

• Use a residual insecticide aerosol like  
   D-Force HPX Aerosol if you need a sliqhtly quicker start before killing the entire roach population with Maxforce Roach Bait.
  However the Maxforce Roach Bait is so effective ,many find they don't need to use such an aerosol.
  When using this residual insecticide (D-Force HPX Aerosol), don't place the bait out yet, because it would contaminate it.....wait about 10 days.
  D-Force contains Deltamethrin.

   

  1. First we recommend using D-Force HPX Aerosol in all the cracks and crevices as well as behind cabinets, under refrigerators, behind stoves, ovens and dishwashers, if needed for the "initial kill", if needed.
     At this point you can use insect growth inhibitors such as the Gentrol Aerosol, Gentrol Liquid or Gentrol Point Sources, treating area and the cracks and crevices without contamination.
  2. Wait 10-14 days,then apply Maxforce Roach Bait Gel in numerous small bait placements in cracks and crevices in cabinets and drawers, also place behind the cabinets, under refrigerators, behind stoves, ovens, and dishwashers.

 

The D-Force HPX Aerosol is intended for an initial knockdown when there is a need to cut out a percentage of the population immediately, the Maxforce Roach Bait Gel is intended to really cut into the population over the following two weeks, with the Gentrol Insect Growth Regulator helping the baiting and breaking into the cycle.

We also carry other insecticides, baits, and dust  not listed here

 

We have combined many of these products inside kits, saving you money.

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