Tag Archives: German Cockroaches
Have you ever heard something like this? “With all this (insert some severe weather element) bugs are going to be a huge problem this year.” Well, they’re not too far off, depending on what they’re talking about of course. We have learned that all drastic weather change leads to more suitable conditions for one insect species or another, depending on the conditions. That means there will always be some sort …Read More
It’s been a long break from our countdown of the most disturbing things that we come across as pest management professionals, but we return today for our final installment with bed bugs! Bed bugs are truly the #1 most disturbing pest that we encounter and the problem only seems to be getting worse. We’ve written extensively about bed bugs before, so I won’t reiterate everything here, but bed bugs are gross people! …Read More
After a short hiatus from the Top 5 list to handle other important topics, we return to our list with the number 2 most disturbing thing in pest control, German Cockroaches. German cockroaches are the small, fast cockroaches that are most often found in restaurants. Pretty much every restaurant has dealt with them at one time or another but German cockroaches can also be found in many other locations, including …Read More
Standing in 8 inches of snow on the side of a mountain in Idaho was not where I expected to see a bug trucking along by my feet. As impossible as I thought it was at 23 degrees, there he was, seemingly unaffected. It was a snow flea. An insect so well adapted to the cold that they couldn’t endure the heat of sitting in your hand. Since insects are cold …Read More