Brown Banded Cockroaches are very similar to german roaches. They like to live where people live and eat the foods we like to eat. They can breed rapidly and though not as densely distributed throughout the United States, they’re still a major problem. The good news is that the same products used on german roaches will work on brown banded roaches too.

First, read through our on line COCKROACH CONTROL ARTICLE. As your reading, decide if the control methods listed are something you want to attempt. Second, decide if you want to bait or spray. As is the case with german roaches, baiting the cabinets and other hard to spray areas up high is suggested. Spraying should be done in other not-so-important areas of the house where the brown banded cockroaches aren’t active. This will insure the COCKROACH GEL BAIT will have a good chance to work without getting contaminated.

Keep some ROACH GLUE TRAPS around in other areas of the house as monitors. They’ll do a good job alerting you to any that may be displaced or foraging in remote areas. Getting these areas treated immediately will insure they don’t reinfest the kitchen because in the end, that’s where they’ll probably end up if left alone.

Several types of roaches can fly. The most common found around homes are Wood Roaches. These range throughout most of the states on the eastern half of the country and can reside up north, even where it’s quite cold. Brown Banded and Asian Cockroaches are mostly found in the south. They can exist all year long and can become quite the nuisance in the spring and summer. Attracted to most any outside light, they will commonly fly into your hair, bother people when sitting outside in the evening and are mostly a big nuisance.

Treating any of these flying roaches starts with trying to locate where they’re living or nesting. This is commonly up high somewhere, like in gutters or along roof lines. Homes which have a lot of vegetation in close proximity to the house seem to commonly get this pest. Especially when the tree limbs lean out over the roof.

To keep their numbers down, treat the outside of the home with Cypermethrin as explained in our Large Roach Control Article. It’s Ok to use on the home, siding, roof, etc. and especially around any external lights you have on the structure. This way as these roaches land on treated surfaces they’ll pick up a lethal dose of the treatment and die.

If you think they may have moved into your attic or up under a shed or deck, apply the Maxforce Granules in these areas. Roaches love this stuff and will readily feed on it and die. If they have moved inside the house and you’re seeing them in living areas, treat with the Roach Gel for quick control as they can’t resist this formulation.