I Found a Cockroach in my suitcase

Question:
We recently stayed at a hotel in a large city. When we got home I found a cockroach in my suitcase. Any advice?
My house is spotless amd I don't leave food around.

Answer:
The most common cockroaches are German Cockroaches. They really don't care too much about the condition of your house although they thrive in warm, moist, dark places were plenty of greasy food remains. These cockroaches need very little food to survive and multiply rapidly.
Adults can be 1/2 in 5/8 inch long, medium brown and 2 dark stripes behind the head. Nymphs (adolescents) are wingless, smaller and much darker in color, with a light stripe on their backs.

They molt or shed their exoskeleton to advance to adults. Sometimes if you see them shortly after a molt they will be white. They turn brown very quickly.
It is not your fault that roaches have arrived. They are always introduced from somewhere else on clothing or in luggage. SO PLEASE, don't feel embarrassed. It's not yuour fault. The best way to get rid of them is with borate-based baits. A D.I.Y. remedy is; one-teaspoon borax, one-teaspoon sugar mixed with 1/3 cup of water and placed on a saucer near the place you last saw them.

The mixture needs to be renewed frequently and should not be left where children and pets can touch it.
If you don't want to deal with it yourself or the problem has become too big, call a company that does Environmentally Friendly Treatments which are safe for you, your family and the environment.