Cockroaches are one of the oldest surviving species on the planet which gives much credence to their ability to survive through ever changing planetary conditions. There are hundreds of variations of the creature, but the two most common to Humans as pests are either the German or Oriental.

This is because they live indoors and are particularly attracted to areas where there is a ready supply of food and moisture, areas such as food preparation, kitchen waste collection, poor or damaged sanitary equipment and sewers. It is primarily because of this last location that they are associated with the spread of diseases such as Salmonella, Hepatitis, Typhoid and Dysentery.

They are nocturnal in habit and have the ability to move very quickly over the ground. They will harbour themselves in very dark damp crevices having greater security when both their front and back are touching the surrounding surfaces, and only become active to forage during the hours of darkness. The adult Female carries an egg sack which she will deposit within or close to a food source, and hatching normally takes place between 30 – 60 days depending on the ambient temperature of the area. Each egg sack will contain approximately 40 – 45 nymphs with the young developing into full adults over approximately 3 months. Undetected or disturbed a colony of Cockroaches can quickly become well established.

Due to their ability to secret themselves into very small dark crevices, conventional methods of eradication are sometimes incapable of reaching the harbouring area and therefore will take time and can become very costly.

The Thermal Disinfection process when applied heats the very core and fabric of the building well beyond the Cockroaches comfort temperature of 25°C. In doing so it will reach and kill both adult and nymphs wherever they are situated, thereby quickly and efficiently ridding the property of a situation that may well have developed into a long term health hazard.