So it’s best to take swift action against them before your household cockroach population has the chance to grow. Because some types of roaches are harder to get rid of than others, here’s how ...

Other types of cockroaches, however ... Smokybrown cockroach: Measuring up to about 1.5 inches in length, they have a shiny appearance and are uniformly a black, mahogany color.

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At around age 10, I spotted a cockroach on the kitchen counter and grabbed the closest thing near me: a coffee pot, which I brought down on the head of the bug and then found myself standing there ...