Cockroach Nymph vs. Bed Bugs: A Homeowner’s Guide to Identify and Tackle Pests
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I understand that bed bugs die at temperatures around 120 degrees. I like the idea of using a steamer to control them and I found one for that purpose at… https://sites.google.com/site/bedbugpatrolnaturaltreatment/. It costs about $40 and is as portable as an iron.
Thanks for the tip. We like the idea of pesticide free, species targeted extermination.
Ive encountered thousands of these within tenants’ homes.
I am sorry to say with 95% certainty- that is a German Cockroach nymph. I use IGR and boric acid with great success. If they’re too thick for those to knock em’ out- I use Demon as well… and more IGR. IGR is a sort of birth control for roaches. When combined with other products, it greatly reduces the roaches resistance to such products as well.
Good Luck…
Thanks for the tip.
Hi, wich IGR did you use ? Thanks
Ive encountered thousands of these within tenants’ homes.
I am sorry to say with 95% certainty- that is a German Cockroach nymph. I use IGR and boric acid with great success. If they’re too thick for those to knock em’ out- I use Demon as well… and more IGR. IGR is a sort of birth control for roaches. When combined with other products, it greatly reduces the roaches resistance to such products as well.
Good Luck…
Greetings,
This looks like a juvenile Prosoplecta, which is in the subfamily Nyctiborinae! One of those genera on my wish list!
Greetings,
This looks like a juvenile Prosoplecta, which is in the subfamily Nyctiborinae! One of those genera on my wish list!
Thank you for this. I have been looking for a day and a half for answers and nothing added up to me until this post. # feeling blessed.
be careful of furnished places, the mattress could not be new and look deeply, even into the tufts of a pillowtop where the stitching is for not just bugs but eggs too. Could be that the mattress was new before the last tenants used it, haha. Look at the ceiling for evidence of squished bugs, if perhaps the landlord showing you this great place that is such a good deal thought you wouldn’t notice.
What species of roach are these nymphs?
Momma has some nasty bugs which are in her furniture and sometimes on her bed. They are bigger than bedbugs, tannish color, not as big as regular cockroaches, triangular shaped. Any idea what they could be? Momma thinks they are a roach relative.. They are about three times the size of bedbug adults
You did not provide a location. Is Momma in Zanzibar or is she in Baltimore? Our best guess is a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, a species that has invaded the United States from China and has a propensity for entering homes to hibernate.
I have that exact bug in your photo around my sitting area. Cockroach nymph. My experience tells me they bite.
GERMAN NYMPHS
Hi american cockroach nymphs