Smokybrown Cockroach Identification & Prevention
Frequently Asked Questions About Smokybrown Cockroaches
Smokybrown cockroaches thrive in Florida outdoor spaces. They create large populations and sometimes find their way to our yards and homes. Learn here how to keep them away from your family.
What are smokybrown cockroaches?
Smokybrown cockroaches are a species common in the southeastern United States. Florida and our warm, humid climate provide the perfect place for these pests to thrive. These cockroaches prefer to live outside and regularly find their way to our Jacksonville properties because our outdoor spaces often provide shelter, food, and water sources.
Like most other types of cockroaches, they have a flat, oval shape and are uniformly dark, glossy brown in color. These cockroaches look very similar to another common cockroach, the large American cockroach. The most significant difference is that American cockroaches have a yellow marking behind their heads, and smokybrown cockroaches do not.
Read here to learn more about smokybrown cockroaches in Jacksonville and how best to guard your Florida property against them.
Are smokybrown cockroaches dangerous?
When cockroaches in Florida live near people, they are a danger. Smokybrown cockroaches are scavengers and live in areas of organic debris, garbage, and stagnant, standing water. If they find their way into your home, they will introduce bacteria, parasites, and disease-causing pathogens. A cockroach infestation will also introduce allergens into your home, triggering allergies, skin rashes, and allergic reactions.
The good news when it comes to smokybrown cockroaches is that they are slightly less of a threat than other types of cockroaches. These cockroaches like to live outside and don’t find their way into our homes as often as other species. Because we have less contact with them, they pose people fewer health risks.
Why do I have a smokybrown cockroach problem?
Smokybrown cockroaches prefer to live outside in gardens, wooded areas, and within dense ground cover. If the weather becomes too hot and dry, they migrate towards sources of moisture. Like all other scavengers, smokybrown cockroaches are attracted to reliable food and water sources.
Food odors from trash cans, dirty dishes, food stored on counters, and other food debris will draw these cockroaches into our homes. Their most common entry points include gaps under doors, vents, spaces around wires and cables, and torn screens.
Smokybrown cockroaches can also get into our homes by hitchhiking.
They will enter our homes without notice on things that have been outside, like firewood, boxes, potted plants, and furniture.
No matter how cockroaches get into your home, one thing is for sure: you need to partner with a professional cockroach control expert to eliminate them from your home and stop their return.
Where will I find smokybrown cockroaches?
Smokybrown cockroaches are mainly considered outdoor pests. They hang out in damp, dark areas like leaf litter, shrubs, woodpiles, tree holes, and tree stumps. They also like to live inside greenhouses.
When smokybrowncockroaches enter our homes, they migrate into areas that mimic their outdoor environment. Basements, kitchens, bathrooms, and utility rooms are favorite hangouts.
How do I get rid of smokybrown cockroaches?
Get rid of cockroaches in your house with the help of the local professionals at Wildlife and Pest Control Experts. Cockroaches are more than an annoyance; they pose significant risks to people, food sources, and property. Outdoor cockroaches, like smokybrown cockroaches, thrive in Florida. You must be proactive against these pests to keep them moving into your home and becoming both a nuisance and a health risk. Please call today to learn more about the pest control services in Jacksonville we offer to keep cockroaches and other household pests away.
How can I prevent smokybrown cockroaches in the future?
Here are some helpful tips to keep smokybrown cockroaches from entering your home:
- Repair leaky fixtures and pipes that offer a water source.
- Remove damp organic matter like fallen leaves from near your home.
- Inspect firewood, potted plants, and other things that have been outside before bringing them inside.
- Keep outdoor lights off whenever possible; they can attract cockroaches to your home.
- Keep your home free and clear of crumbs and leftover food that could attract hungry cockroaches.
Here are Wildlife and Pest Control Experts; we offer smokybrown cockroach control through our home pest control services you can trust. Call today to learn more.
