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.)
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3. Cartons containing food ingredients
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4. In squeezing places or sockets (corners
walls, door hinges, etc.)
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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
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Chemical Method
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1. Gel Baiting
2. Residual Spraying
3. Thermal Fogging
4. Dusting
1. There is a trace of fluid
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2. There is spilled cockroach droppings
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3. There are boxes of cockroach eggs
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4. The remains of a cockroach skin replacement
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5. The appearance of unpleasant odors
Damage Impact Caused
Control and Prevention
1. Carry out a good and sustainable sanitation program
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2. Take out the trash regularly
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3. The trash can is lined with a Plastic bag
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4. Trash cans are tightly closed
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5. Drains and sewers should be cleaned frequently
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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
