<p>Just FYI: Palmetto bugs are American Cockroaches and prefer the out-of-doors. They like moist, dark places like leaves/pine needles/mulch. They generally do not come indoors for food and in the south, you will find them in the cleanest houses. They come in to escape: excessive heat, excessive cold, excessive wet, and drought. They don’t care about food because they will eat dryer lint, wallpaper paste, etc. Human food is too much trouble for them, unlike the German cockroach.</p>