German cockroaches are small, light-brown insects with two dark stripes behind the head. In Greater Toronto Area homes and condos they live in warm, humid kitchens: behind fridges, under sinks and inside appliance motors. They spoil food, leave a musty smell, and move between units through shared walls.
German cockroaches need warmth, water and a little food, not a dirty house. A drip under the sink or crumbs behind the fridge is enough, and in a condo they often arrive from the unit next door.
Not through a GTA winter. They depend on heated buildings. Seeing them indoors is a sign of an indoor population, not a pest that wandered in from the yard.
