Matching service only. Under Florida Chapter 482 we are not a certified operator. We do not spray, bait, tent, or inspect.
Matching service. Palmetto bugs after a storm are a general household pest note for a licensed operator. Orlando West Pest Care does not spray.
West Orange homeowners often say “palmetto bug” as if it were a different animal from a cockroach. UF/IFAS is blunt: palmetto bug is a common name. The larger cockroaches found around Florida homes — American, Australian, brown, and smokybrown, about 1¼ to 2 inches long — are often called palmetto bugs. Outdoor species do not always thrive indoors; they migrate or get carried in, especially when the landscape is wet.
That weather is not folklore. The Florida Climate Center’s 1991–2020 normals for Orlando International Airport put June rainfall at 8.05 inches, with July and August still heavy, and an annual total of 51.45 inches. After those rains, mulch, palm boots, and saturated soil next to a slab are the usual staging ground. Garages, lanai screens, and door sweeps are where people actually see them.
German cockroaches are a different problem: small, indoor, and not the “after rain” story. If the notes say small roaches in a kitchen cabinet, say so on the match form. A licensed operator will not treat those two jobs the same way.
Florida law puts general household pest control in its own category, separate from termites and from fumigation. See Fla. Stat. § 482.021. This site matches that category. It does not apply product, and it does not hold an FDACS pest control license.
What to send. City or ZIP, where you saw them (garage, lanai, kitchen), and whether it was after a storm. We match you with a licensed local pest control operator who already works that side of town.