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What To Do When Pests Are Present
Palmetto Bugs
The palmetto bug is another name for the American cockroach.
Indoors:
Spray insects directly with Black
Flag® Ant Roach Spider Killer.
Use the Black
Flag Roach Motel® to trap Palmetto bugs in those areas
where they have been observed, especially in kitchens, cabinets,
bathrooms and behind appliances.
To treat an entire room, use Black
Flag® Indoor Fogger & Air Sanitizer to control palmetto
bugs, airborne bacteria, and to leave the room with a fresh
scent.
May also use:
Black
Flag® Home Invading Ant Spider Killer - indoors
Black
Flag® Scorpion Ant Spider Killer - indoors
Prevention Tips
Palmetto bugs congregate outdoors in moist, shady hiding places
where food and water is readily available. They are also found in
woodpiles, mulch, lawns, and hollow trees. Palmetto bugs will
randomly enter the home seeking food or water or when weather
conditions are extremely wet and cold.
Indoors, infestations can be reduced with good sanitation,
eliminating food sources and keeping food in sealed containers,
repairing water leaks, and sealing cracks and crevices.
Outdoors, keeping mulch levels to a minimum next to the house,
eliminating standing water, trimming shrubs around the house,
sealing exterior entry points such as cracks and crevices with a
waterproof silicone caulking, repairing broken screens, sealing
openings around water pipes, and eliminating wood piles next to the
house will all help in keeping these pests from entering your home.
Treatment of harborage areas with outdoor insecticides labeled for
this use can help reduce palmetto bug infestations before they seek
shelter inside the home.