Identifying Features of Indoor Cockroaches
Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2016 by Tyler Durden in
0
Identifying Features of Indoor Cockroaches
| GERMAN Adult: 0.5 inch; light brown, two dark stripes on pronotum Preferred location: kitchens, bathrooms, food preparation and storage areas |  adult |  nymph | |
| BROWNBANDEDAdult: 0.5 inch; males are golden tan; females are darker brown; both have light-colored bands on abdomen, wings, and sides of pronotum Preferred location: warm areas indoors, behind pictures on walls, in hollow legs of furniture, clutter |  adult male |  adult female |  nymph |
Identifying Features of Outdoor Cockroaches
| ORIENTALAdult: 1.25 inches; almost black; male, wings are shorter than body; female, wings are rudimentary Preferred location: cool damp, dark places-woodpiles, ivy, ground cover, garages, basements, water meter boxes, and in drains |  adult male |  adult female | |
| SMOKYBROWNAdult:1.5 inches; dark brown to mahogany; almost-black pronotum Preferred location: planter boxes, trees, shrubs, vegetation |  adult | ||
| AMERICANAdult: 2 inches; reddish brown; large body, edges of pronotum are light colored Preferred location: sewers, water meter boxes, storm drains, steam tunnels, animal-rearing facilities |  adult | ||
| TURKESTANAdult: female, 1 inch with cream-colored markings along the edges behind the head and around the short, rounded wings; males slightly smaller with yellowish-tan wings and cream-colored stripes along the edges Preferred location: water meter boxes, cracks between blocks of poured concrete, compost piles, leaf litter, potted plants |  adult male |  adult female | |
| FIELDAdult: 0.5 inch; gray to olive brown; two black stripes on pronotum; one black stripe between the eyes Preferred location: leaf litter, plant debris |  adult | ||
