Roach Pizza, Anyone?

Our technicians have been servicing a pizza joint in the Griffin area that had a few roaches.  Well, a few is an understatement!  Our technicians realized the little critters were hiding under the refrigerator.  This was the scene once the fridge was moved:

Thousands of little roaches covered the floor.  Although it's hard to tell from this picture, a bag of onions was covered with them, and our techs were shaking them out like a salt shaker!

This was an infestation of German cockroaches.  This is a small species of cockroaches, averaging 1/2 inch in length.  Their small size makes it easy for them to hide.  German cockroaches are common in restaurants, food processing facilities, hotels, and homes.  They are tan to brown with 2 dark parallel streaks running from their head to the base of the wings.   Here's an up close picture of a German cockroach:



German Cockroach; photo courtesy of www.perdue.edu