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Cockroaches! Updated Pest Notes

Female German cockroach with ootheca. (Credit: DH Choe)

Cockroaches, or roaches, are probably some of the least welcome insects people encounter in their homes, kitchens, offices, restaurants, or landscapes. Indoor cockroaches can create significant public health problems by contaminating food and producing...

Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 2:00 PM

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Tags: building (3), cockroaches (8), control (45), Dong-Hwan Choe (2), indoor pests (3), insects (14), management (34), Michael Rust (1), Pest Notes (72), pests (58), structural (2), Sutherland (10), UC IPM (217)

Focus Area Tags: Health Pest Management Yard & Garden

Outdoor Baiting for Cockroaches

Figure 3. Turkestan cockroaches attracted to spilled food. (Credit: A Sutherland)

Two species of Blatta cockroaches can be common peridomestic pests in California, including the familiar oriental cockroach (B. orientalis) and a relative newcomer, the Turkestan cockroach (B. lateralis, Figure 1). Adults of both species are large...

Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 8:58 AM

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Author: Andrew Sutherland
Posted by: Elaine Lander

Tags: bait (4), cockroaches (8), pest (82), pest management (31), pest management professionals (5), public health (4), school (3), Sutherland (10), trapping (4), traps (7), UC IPM (217)

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Swarms Visit the UC IPM Booth

UC IPM staff Belinda Messenger-Sikes interacting with public. (Credit: Chinh Lam)

Last Saturday, UC IPM staff greeted a swarm of visitors at their Picnic Day booth. Picnic Day, UC Davis' annual Open House event, invites people to visit the campus and interact with fun and educational exhibits. UC IPM has participated in Picnic Day for...

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 8:03 AM

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Tags: ants (13), Beneficial Insects (5), cockroaches (8), crane flies (3), pests (58), Picnic Day (4), slugs (4), snails (4), termites (8), UC Cooperative Extension (1), UC Davis (5), UC IPM (217), UC Master Gardeners (1)

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Retiring entomologist will be missed

He built a villa for termites, delighted school children with giant cockroaches, did “time” at San Quentin State Prison, traveled the world looking at insects and, in 2016, Vernard Lewis was inducted into the Pest Management...

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 5:08 PM

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Author: Pamela Kan-Rice

Tags: bed bugs (18), cockroaches (8), Pam Kan-Rice (1), termites (8), UCANR News (2), Vernard Lewis (1)

Reduce Clutter to Reduce Pests

Female German cockroach with egg case. [J.K. Clark]

Most of us have clutter we've hidden away in closets, drawers, garages, or in other storage space. Although you may not have the time or energy to go through these excess “stuff” and cluttered areas, we have an incentive for you: pest...

This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]

Cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 9:38 AM

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Tags: bed bugs (18), clothes moths (5), clutter (2), cockroaches (8), mice (7), pantry (5), pests (58), rats (10), rodents (6), sanitation (3), spiders (3), storage (2), UC IPM (217)

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