In Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, and throughout Northeast Tennessee & SW Virginia, cockroaches thrive anywhere they can find food, moisture, and warmth—especially in kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and multi-unit properties. Cockroaches hide in tight cracks and come out at night, which is why a few sightings often indicate a much bigger problem behind walls, under appliances, or in plumbing voids.

• German Cockroaches: The most common indoor cockroach and the hardest to eliminate without professional help. They reproduce quickly and usually infest kitchens and bathrooms, hiding in cabinet gaps, behind refrigerators, and near plumbing.

• American Cockroaches: Larger cockroaches often linked to basements, crawlspaces, utility rooms, and drains. They can move indoors from damp areas and are common in commercial spaces as well.

• Smoky Brown Cockroaches: Often associated with attics, garages, sheds, and exterior entry points. They’re attracted to moisture and can move inside through gaps around doors, vents, and rooflines.

• Oriental Cockroaches: Often called water bugs, these roaches thrive in cool, damp areas like basements, crawlspaces, floor drains, and around leaky pipes. They’re slow-moving but persistent, usually entering from outdoors and hiding in moist cracks, under sinks, and near plumbing lines.

At Pest Detectives Pest Control, we don’t just spray and hope—it starts with a thorough inspection to identify the species, locate harborages, and eliminate the infestation at the source.