A cockroach can survive for 1 - 2 weeks without its head, and live 2 weeks without water and a month without food. The shed skins and waste produced by cockroaches can trigger allergic reactions, asthma and other illnesses, especially in children. In our human environment, cockroaches have been known to feed on: Left-over human food, leather, cigarette butts, coffee grounds, soap, fabric, shoes, paint, the glue on the back of wallpaper or postage stamps, human hair and fingernails! Cockroaches are generally active at night and remain hidden during the day. Daylight sightings usually indicate a large population. The Brown-banded cockroach is also known as the TV cockroach. It can live in the back of TV sets and other appliances where it is warm. It can feed on the glue holding the set together, the insulation and other TV parts. Give our expiernced pest control technicians a call today to set up a free consultation, you don't want them to keep multiplying!