Cockroaches

Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach

Scientific Name: Parcoblatta pensylvanica (DeGreer)

A chestnut brown cockroach about, 7/8- 1 1/8 inch in length. It’s prototal shields and forwing have a pale white edge. The wings of the male cover the abdomen. Male are good fliers. The females has wings the do not extend to the bottom of the abdomen, and can not fly. This Cockroach is considered an outdoors roach living under wood piles , tree bark, tree holes or similar areas. They rarely invade structures.

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Brown Banded Cockroach

• Small size about ½ to ¾ of an inch long
• Two pale brown bands across body
• Can be found living through out a structure
• Likes temperatures above 80° F
• Prefers bedrooms living in furniture, behind hanging pictures, bed head boards, wall molding, clocks, and closets
• Egg cases are glued to surfaces

This cockroach is commonly called the Brown Banded Cockroach However its Scientific Name is: Supella longipalpa (Fabricius)

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Australian Cockroach

• Scientific Name: Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius)
• Belongs to the group Blattodea

This roach is close in size and color of the American Cockroach being 1.25-1.37 inches in length. Reddish brown with a pale brown to cream colored band around the margin of the pronotum. The wings extend past the abdomen. Australian Cockroaches also have a pail yellow stripe or streak on the basal edge of its wings. It’s has habits are similar to the American cockroach but is not as tolerant of cold temperatures. It is generally in the southern states, but has been recorded as far north as Canada. It feeds on many food sources, but may be somewhat of a vegetarian compared to other cockroaches.

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Oriental Cockroach

• Scientific Name: Blatta orientalis (Linn.)
• Belongs to the group: Blattodea

The oriental cockroach is a large cockroach, black in color about 1 inch (male) to 1.25 inch (female). The male Oriental roach has wings that cover ¾ of their abdomen. The female has wing pads that extend just past the head area. This roach does not fly. It with some other species is often referred to as a “water Bug”, most likely because it likes moist environments. It feeds on just about any food or decaying organic matter, but likes starchy food and filth. This roach is a little slower moving or less wary than many roaches. It survives out doors very well living under porches, rocks, leaf litter, or land landscaping. Indoors it is often seen in floor drains, under toilet lids, crawl spaces, etc.

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Smoky Brown Roach

• Scientific Name: Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville)
• Belongs to the group: Blattodea

The Smoky Brown Roach is a large roach of dark brown color to almost black, similar in size to the American cockroach only slightly smaller ( about 1-1.5 inches in length), both male and female roachs have wings that cover the abdomen. The smoky brown is a very capable of flight. This roach is often found out doors and many times is attracted to porch lights. They prefer moist environments out of the air flow feeding on decaying organic matter. They are often found in wood piles, under stumps and in tree holes, under wood decking

Posted by Thomas on Aug 16, 2008