Treat them the same way and you waste time. We identify the roach and treat it the right way. Call (209) 563-1650.
What’s included
- Identification of the roach species
- Gel bait and crack-and-crevice treatment for German roaches
- Perimeter, drain and attic treatment for palmetto and smokybrown roaches
- Follow-up visits where the species needs them
Why a clean home can still get roaches in Florida
Palmetto bugs and smokybrown roaches live outdoors in mulch, drains, soffits and tree lines, and push inside after rain, drought or a cold snap no matter how clean the house is. They are an environmental pressure, not a cleanliness problem.
German roaches are different — they live and breed indoors and spread through shared walls and brought-in boxes. A clean kitchen slows them but rarely stops them without targeted baiting, because they hide in warm, humid voids you never see.
The three roaches we treat around Wimauma
Three cover almost every call here. The palmetto bug — the big reddish-brown American cockroach up to two inches — lives outdoors in drains, mulch and sewers and wanders into garages and bathrooms, usually one or two at a time. The German cockroach is the small, light-brown, striped roach that appears in numbers in kitchens and scatters when a light flips on; it breeds indoors and spreads unit to unit in apartments and condos. The smokybrown is a solid dark, strong-flying roach that nests high in soffits, attics and tree lines and flies toward porch and pool lights.
Each has its own page and its own fix, because the species decides the work: perimeter, drain and attic treatment for the outdoor roaches, and interior gel baiting with follow-ups for the German. We identify which one you have before anything is applied.
What brings roaches into a South Shore home
Florida’s heat and humidity keep roaches active all year, and a few conditions on a typical lot invite them in: floor and patio drains with organic film, mulch and dense plantings against the foundation, pet food left out, cardboard and recycling in the garage, and the warm, moist voids behind kitchen and bathroom cabinets. After heavy rain the outdoor roaches push indoors as their harborage floods, which is why sightings spike in the wet season.
Our plan treats the drains, the perimeter and the entry points the outdoor roaches use, and baits the interior harborage for German roaches, while we point out the sanitation and moisture fixes — sealing gaps, clearing cardboard, fixing drips — that keep them from rebuilding between visits.
Why Jobe Pest Services LLC for this service
- Local, family-run and based right here in Wimauma — serving the area since 2022.
- 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, with customers citing honest, on-time, knowledgeable service.
- We identify the pest and explain the plan and price before any product is applied.
- Free estimates, and we record the products used and their re-entry times in writing.
Serving Wimauma and nearby communities
We treat cockroach control across the South Shore and greater Tampa Bay from our Wimauma base, with the fastest response in the nearest communities.
