COCKROACH
(Blattodea)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phyllum: Arthropoda
Clas: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Sub Order: Dictyoptera
Family: Blattidae, Blatellidae
Genus: Periplaneta, Blatella, Blatta
Method of Control
1. Prevention
Monitor every item from outside that enters the room (house, warehouse, and other storage places
Environmental Scope
2. Exclussion
- Closing Cracks and Cracks
- Installing the Insect Catcher (Inner Area)
1. Septic Tank
2. Food Processing Areas (Kitchen, Food Stock, etc.)
3. Cartons containing food ingredients
4. In squeezing places or sockets (corners
walls, door hinges, etc.)
5. Stack the Cartons
Types of Cockroaches
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Blatella germanica / German cockroach
- Leftover bread crumbs, bakery factories
- Canned food cartons
- Between the door hinges
- Pile the cardboard
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Periplaneta americana / American Cockroach
- Septic Tank
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Blatta orientalis / Oriental Cockroach
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Supella longipalpa / Cockroach with brown lines
Signs of Cockroach Infestation
3. Sanitation
- Conducting a good sanitation program and
continuous
- Take out the trash regularly
- The trash can is lined with a Plastic bag
- The trash can is tightly closed
- Drains and sewer lines must be frequent
cleaned up
- Hot water treatment
4. Treatment
Non-Chemical Method
1. Install the Pest Detector
2. Vacuuming
Chemical Method
1. Gel Baiting
2. Residual Spraying
3. Thermal Fogging
4. Dusting
1. There is a trace of fluid
2. There is spilled cockroach droppings
3. There are boxes of cockroach eggs
4. The remains of a cockroach skin replacement
5. The appearance of unpleasant odors
Damage Impact Caused
Control and Prevention
1. Carry out a good and sustainable sanitation program
2. Take out the trash regularly
3. The trash can is lined with a Plastic bag
4. Trash cans are tightly closed
5. Drains and sewers should be cleaned frequently
6. Hot water treatment
Leather goods, books, clothes, photos, can be damaged by cockroach droppings.
Caused disease
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Salmonellosis
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Dysentery
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Cholera
'One pair of cockroaches can produce 35,000 young cockroaches/year'.
Types of Cockroaches
Lots of cockroaches nesting in your place?
