Guaranteed Wood Cockroach Extermination Richmond VA

If you live in a heavily wooded part of Richmond VA or have a lot of mature trees in your yard, you might find a large, fast-moving roach in your home that doesn't act like a typical ones.. These are Pennsylvania Wood Roaches. Unlike German or American roaches, these guys aren't disgusting roaches looking to infest your kitchen. They are outdoor insects that will accidently wander inside from time to time.

At first glance, a Wood Roach looks a lot like an American roach, but there are some easy ways to tell them apart:

• The Appearance: They are about 1 inch long and have a dark brown body. The most obvious sign is the light-colored or translucent border on the sides of their shield (the part behind the head) and the front part of their wings.
• The Wings: Males have full wings and are very strong fliers. Females have much shorter wings and cannot fly.
• The Behavior: If you see a roach during the day that doesn't seem to be hiding from you, it's likely a Wood Roach. They aren't "light-shy" like most roaches and are actually attracted to bright lights at night.

The Wood Roach’s natural home is under the bark of rotting trees, in hollow logs, or under piles of firewood. They don't want to live in your pantries because they need the constant moisture of the outdoors to survive. They usually end up inside for two reasons:

1. Firewood: You brought in a few logs for the fireplace, and the roaches were hiding under the bark.
2. Mating Season: In late spring and early summer (May and June), the males become very active. They fly toward porch lights or window lights and crawl through small gaps in your siding or screens.

The best news about the Pennsylvania Wood Roach is that they cannot survive or breed indoors. A Wood Roach that wanders into your living room will usually die within a few days because our Richmond homes are too dry for them. They don't gather in large numbers, and they don't carry the same health risks as indoor roaches. However, seeing a large roach on your wall is still startling, and a professional treatment can help keep them where they belong.

Since Wood Roaches don't actually want to live in your kitchen or bathroom, we don't treat them like a typical infestation. Instead of heavy indoor spraying, our roach control strategy focuses on finding possible entry points around your home's exterior and educating you on how to avoid bringing them in yourself.

1. Our Inspection  We start by looking at the areas immediately surrounding your home. We check for firewood piles stacked against the foundation, rotting logs, or heavy leaf litter. These are the natural breeding grounds for Wood Roaches. We also check your window screens and door seals to see where the flying males might be slipping in during the summer months.

2. The Perimeter Application  To keep wandering roaches from crossing your threshold, we apply a professional-grade, long-lasting liquid barrier around the foundation of your home. We treat two feet up and two feet out. We pay extra attention to the areas around porch lights and entry doors, as these roaches are attracted to light and will often fly directly toward your home at night.

3. Strategic Exterior Baiting  Beyond the liquid spray, we use a weather-resistant granular bait in mulch beds and near wooded edges. This bait is highly attractive to Wood Roaches and helps thin out the population in the yard before they ever get close to your foundation.

4. Interior Peace of Mind  Because Wood Roaches can't survive the dry air inside a Richmond home for more than a few days, intensive interior treatments usually aren't necessary. However, we can apply a light, non-repellent treatment to common entry points like garage doors and crawl space hatches to ensure any roach that does make it inside doesn't last long.

Because these are accidental invaders from the woods, you might still see an occasional roach on your porch or near a light fixture after treatment. However, you should see a massive drop in the number of bugs making it inside your house. Since they don't breed indoors, once the few strays are gone, your home should stay clear.