They Only Come Out at Night – Common Nevada Cockroaches
Just the title is enough to probably make you shudder. Cockroaches are some of the most “yuck-worthy” bugs on the planet. While they’re normally associated with dirt and filth, cockroaches also like to hang out in beautiful gardens and on palm trees. There are more than 4,000 kinds of cockroaches living on planet earth today. You’ll find them anywhere there are people, on every continent. This article takes a look at cockroaches in our region, how to keep them out of a building, and how to spot the signs of an infestation. All About Roaches Cockroaches are flat oval bugs with antennae and six legs. Roaches like to come out at night and they prefer warm environments close to food and water. You’ll find them hanging out in a kitchen or bathroom because they’re also attracted to the humidity found in these environments. Cockroaches carry a lot of disease which they pick up on the spines of their legs. When they crawl over carrion or rotting debris, they pick up all kinds of bad germs that they then transfer to food or other places where humans hang out. Pest World says they’ve been linked to 33 types of bacteria, six types of parasitic worms, and about seven human pathogens. Cockroaches have also been linked to allergies and asthma. Three of the most common cockroaches that Preventive Pest finds in...
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