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Musty odor around your home? Pepper-like droppings under the refrigerator? Those are signs of a cockroach infestation. Contact Stampede Pest Control today for a free quote or to schedule an inspection — guaranteed roach extermination for your Houston home or business.
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Guaranteed roach extermination in Houston
Musty odor around your home? Pepper-like droppings under the refrigerator? These are signs of a cockroach infestation. Don't let these pesky roaches ruin your Houston home or business.
Contact Stampede Pest Control today for a free quote or to schedule an inspection. Whether you're dealing with roaches in your business or home, we can help you promptly with guaranteed service.
How we get rid of roaches for good
Regardless of the type of cockroach problem you have, it's crucial to deal with it as soon as possible. Here's how Stampede gets the job done.
Intensive Inspection
When you call us, we conduct a thorough inspection to find all problem areas. We check all possible entry points, including light fixtures, doors, window frames, and garbage areas. We look for all nesting sites, water sources, food sources, and everything else that's both attracting them and keeping them at your house.
Customized Plan
Using the gathered information, we create a customized treatment plan that's guaranteed to work or we treat your home or business at no additional cost until the problem is resolved.
The Extermination Process
We use the latest technology to create a strong barrier against roaches, spiders, and other pests. Moreover, we use baits and treat the spaces in between bricks close to the ground to get rid of breeding and nesting insects. Our process is thorough, non-invasive, and doesn't require you to interrupt your daily life.
Follow Up
One treatment doesn't keep the pests away forever. So we perform follow-up treatments to keep the pests away permanently if you sign up for one of our year-round pest management plans.
What you should know about cockroaches
Do I Have Cockroaches?
Just because you haven't seen a cockroach in your home or business doesn't mean there aren't any. Cockroaches are nocturnal insects that can survive even with the smallest amount of food and water. They are adept at hiding and can live almost anywhere. This is why it's a good idea to have regular general Houston pest control treatments. These keep roaches and other common problem insects out of your home and business all year.
Behavior
Cockroaches love moist, warm areas. This is where they prefer to feed and breed. They enter properties through the smallest gaps and crevices, from doors, windows, and vents to pipes and sinks.
Perfect Nesting Sites
Their nests are often found in crawl spaces, behind refrigerators, under stoves, and in other compact areas. They love nesting in dark hiding places near water and food where they won't be disturbed.
Roach Reproduction
All types of cockroaches go through three life stages: egg, nymph, and adult. While it takes about two months for a cockroach egg to hatch on average, the egg stage can last from 14 to 100 days, depending on the climate and species. Once these eggs hatch, they undergo the nymph stage and go through many molts. After the final molt, the nymphs finally approach the adult stage.
What Do Roaches Cause?
The presence of cockroaches is synonymous with filth, dirt, and poor hygiene. Their body parts, saliva, and feces have allergens that cause allergic reactions and spread bacteria. These insects are carriers of organisms that cause cholera, typhoid fever, and salmonellosis.
Why and when to call a professional exterminator
Pest infestations are hard to control and manage for non-professionals. Usually, do-it-yourself options only solve current problems but fail to address the issue of the eggs which will hatch in the near future.
At the end of the day, contacting professional exterminators like Stampede Pest Control is the only way to guarantee the problem is fully treated.
Warning signs of a roach infestation
Act immediately upon seeing any of the following. The faster you act and talk to a pest control team, the quicker you can solve the problem and prevent it from turning into a full infestation.
- Live roaches
- Dead roaches
- Roach shells
- Roach feces
- Strong musky, oily odor
Common species of roaches in Texas
German Cockroach
Adult German cockroaches are light brown with parallel stripes on their backs. They start their lives as eggs inside a casing called oothecae. Female cockroaches carry this on their abdomen for around two days before hatching, then deposit it in a safe, hidden location. In optimal conditions, German cockroach nymphs molt around six to seven times in 100 days. German roaches can feed on almost anything, even objects with zero nutritional value, and can avoid and detect many insecticides.
American Cockroach
American cockroaches are a bit red in color, with a yellow band outlining the part behind their head. They live mainly outdoors, but it's not uncommon to find these invasive insects inside homes and businesses once they experience a change in climate or a food shortage outside. Adult American roaches have wings but can only fly short distances. They feed on many kinds of food items — pretty much everything you have in your pantry — and outdoors eat fungi, algae, decaying leaves, and small insects.
Brown-banded Cockroach
Brown-banded cockroaches are dark brown with brown bands across their bodies. Their color and size allow them to blend into their environment, so finding them can be difficult. They love living near refrigerator motors and other electronic equipment to avoid bright light and water. Female brown-banded cockroaches produce around 14 oothecae in their lifetime, and in harsh surroundings hatching can take as long as 276 days. They feed on almost anything, from books and boxes to trash and pantry food items.
Oriental Cockroach
Oriental cockroaches are reddish-brown and are primarily an outdoor species. People often see them around debris, firewood, stones, and leaves, as well as beneath porches. While they love living outdoors, these insects tend to invade properties during the summer season, preferring damp, sheltered areas for nests and hiding spaces. Oriental cockroaches have a seasonal developmental cycle, with the highest numbers typically appearing in early summer or late spring.
Related Houston pest control services
Stampede protects Houston homes and businesses from every common Texas pest. Explore our full range of services.
- Natural & Organic Pest Control
- Rat & Rodent Extermination
- Flea Extermination
- Bed Bug Exterminator
- Termite Inspections
- Bee Removal
- Mosquito Control
Safe, effective treatments for every Texas pest
From roaches and fire ants to termites, mosquitoes, and rodents, Stampede protects your home and business with treatments that are 100% guaranteed.
General Pest Control
Recurring and one-time treatments that keep Texas pests out of your home or business year-round.
Mosquito Control
Barrier treatments that knock the mosquito population down across your yard all season long.
Termite Control
Free annual inspections, proven treatments, and warranties that protect your biggest investment.
Rodent Control
Trapping, exclusion, and cleanup that gets mice and rats out and keeps them out.
Bed Bug Treatment
Thorough bed bug treatments — including heat — that reach every life stage.
Ant Control
Mound treatments and broadcast baits that wipe out fire ants and other stubborn Texas ants.
Roach Extermination
Targeted baiting and treatments that wipe out roaches at the source.
Wasp & Hornet Removal
Safe removal of wasp, hornet, and yellowjacket nests around your home or business.
Licensed Technicians
A large team of highly trained, licensed pest control technicians across Texas.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If the problem isn't handled, we treat until it's gone — at no additional cost.
Same-Day Service
We make same-day pest control a priority in most cases.
Organic & Pet-Friendly
Child- and pet-friendly products, with fully organic options and IPM techniques.
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