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Palmetto Bugs are big smoky brown roaches that love to fly. There are thousands of roach species throughout the world and more than a dozen in South Carolina. The big, brown ones that squish under your feet are called Palmetto Bugs. Some think the name came from their affinity to Palmetto trees.

No one knows for sure because Florida and Georgia have similar species. There are two varieties in the Palmetto State. There are the American cockroach and the smoky brown cockroach known as Periplaneta fuliginosa. They are both large, winged cockroaches.

The American cockroach is also known as the ship cockroach because they are commonly found in shipping containers along the coast. All cockroaches love humidity and moisture environments. Which is why you will find them if you have flower beds loaded with damp mulch or pine straw.

They thrive in this environment. Palmetto bugs love anything that is decaying. Wet or damp boxes in a crawl space or attic are the perfect rent-free spaces for Palmetto bugs. They want and need dark, damp, cool places like basements, cellars, or crawl spaces to thrive.

The German cockroach is the one that comes in with your groceries, on or in boxes, and refuses to leave. The German cockroach will eat any food laying around, dog food, cat food, crumbs under the dishwasher or refrigerator. They will lay hundreds of eggs in your home and reproduce by the hundreds.

German cockroaches will eat anything and they are the species that love to take up space in your home rent-free. Palmetto bugs typically remain outside unless they are seeking warmth during cold weather months. German cockroaches can reproduce hundreds of thousands of cockroaches in one year. They breed fast and plentiful. When you carry one in from a grocery or big box store you could be setting the stage for a giant breeding factory within your home.

They live in packs of hundreds together seeking humidity and warmth. German cockroaches have proven to be a tough customer developing resistance to many treatments. When there is a large infestation typically retreatment is necessary because of the eggs left behind in cracks, crevices, in walls, or behind cabinets and holes, you cannot see. We understand pests like cockroaches and can offer a treatment plan tailored for your situation.

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