A roach infestation is not something anyone wants to find. If you let it get out of control, and you do not clean or take the trash out on time, or clean up the grease on the stove, roaches can multiply over night, and the situation can quickly become a nightmare for a home owner. A German Roach can carry 20-30 babies in one egg capsule, and a American Roach can carry 15-20 babies in one egg capsule. Some people say they have water bugs or palmetto beetles. Well, I am sorry to break your heart, but you have American Roaches.
One of the worst roach infestations I have seen was a house that was really bad because the home owner had boxes of stuff everywhere in the kitchen for them hide, and lots of crumbs of food on the kitchen floor. Roaches are attracted to anything that has grain in it, cereal, bread, rice, noodles etc. We recommend everyone store all their stuff with grain in it inside plastic sealed containers. This will help prevent the roaches from smelling the pheromones in it, finding it, and ruining your food. Also, keep a clean kitchen. Sweep often, and wipe down all counter tops and the stove really well. Do not wait till it is too late, like this home owner did, and now is having to throw a lot of food out, and having us treating once a week, for two months, to get the roach infestation under control.
