Cockroaches vary in colour, species and origin. While they are all very old and have survived both a major extinction event as well as the ice age. They did this in a similar way that males did. Mammals would make burrows and hide in small caves. Cockroaches did the same thing. The only thing that…
Cockroaches are unsightly pests that should be avoided at all costs. These are filthy insects that can make you sick with food poisoning and airborne allergens. If you’ve spotted a cockroach within a shared space, such as a laundry room, be careful that you do not bring one to your home. Cockroaches breed very rapidly,…
Cockroaches survived the extinction that killed the dinosaurs. They were the rulers of the Carboniferous period which took place one hundred and twelve million years before the dinosaurs and three hundred and sixty million years before us. They are highly adaptive, resistant to all forms of radiation from photonic solar radiation to particle radiation like…
Cockroaches give off a specific smell due to the way they grow, the way they defaecate and the way they live, nest and feed. The fact that they prefer damp areas makes the smell much worse and cleaning it can be difficult to impossible. They have been inside of the walls and inside the insulation…
This is a most interesting question but also impossible to answer without knowing the species of the cockroach. Different cockroaches, often from different countries function extremely differently, from how many eggs they lay to where they prefer to live and even their size can vary dramatically. Oddly enough the size of the cockroach is inversely…
Cockroaches are very dangerous and harmful insects. When they grow they do not go through any instar transformations like most other insects. The egg hatches and a tiny barely visible cockroach comes out, fully formed and mobile. The baby will moult hundreds of times as it grows and that moulting is coated in feces and…
Cockroaches have existed for millions of years, to the point that we do not really know how old they actually are. They are very different from other insects, specifically having thicker harder carapaces and actual organs instead of free-floating organelles. They are much closer to animals than insects, similar to how fungi have animal cells,…
The following case study details a carpenter ant extermination in Toronto. Leaside, Toronto Leaside is located in the east end of Toronto and is comprised of a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial complexes. Known as one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city, Leaside was first developed in the early 1900s by the…
Are you thinking of hiring a professional? Cockroaches are very difficult to get rid of without their help. They are stubborn, hardy pests that resist store-bought pesticides. Professionals are trained and experienced in getting rid of these bugs, and they have the tools to get the job done right. They can get rid of the…
Cockroaches are not entirely afraid of humans. While they spend all of their time in a home avoiding humans and hiding in cracks and crevices and on the inside of machinery in the home they are also willing to walk right up to a human and attach themselves to the humans clothing or enter their…