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available - Professional uniforms There are thousands of
varieties of cockroaches, but only about thirty of them can
comfortably live with humans. The four main species of pests in
the United States are the American, German, Asian, and Oriental
cockroaches. (These names have little bearing on origin?the
American roach was introduced to the United States from Africa
as early as 1625). Roaches vary in size from about 1/2"
(German), up to 2" (American). Ironically in America, the
species that is most common in homes is the German variety.
German roaches prefer warm, moist environments, particularly
kitchens, boiler rooms and heating systems in large buildings.
They can swim, fly (although they rarely do), climb smooth
surfaces (including the ceiling) easily and hide in inaccessible
places. They are brown to dark brown in color and can be found
all over the world. This species increases in population at a
very rapid rate: a single female and her offspring