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American Roach
Appearance: About one to one and a half inches long, reddish-brown wings with light markings on thorax.
Diet: Scavengers, eats
almost anything; commonly found in food preparation areas. Attraction to alcoholic beverages, especially
beer.
Habits: Very aggressive, prefers
warm-damp areas. More likely to be seen in daytime & outdoors than other species of roaches.
Can live up to 15 months.
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German Cockroach
Appearance: About 5/8 of an inch long, light to medium brown with two dark longitudinal lines on the thorax.
Diet: Scavengers, eats almost anything.
Habits: Nocturnal. Will infest areas close to food, moisture & warmth. This is the most common roach found in & around
homes, apartments, supermarkets and restaurants.
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Brownbanded
Cockroach
Appearance: About 5/8 of an inch long, wings have two brownish-yellow bands.
Diet: Scavengers, eats almost anything.
Habits: Can be confused
with the German roach. Not dependent on moisture as other species.
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Smokey Brown Cockroach
Appearance: About one and a half inches long and dark brown.
Diet: Scavengers, eats almost anything but mainly feeds on plant material.
Habits: Will fly towards
light at night. Numerous in the Southeastern United States.
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Surinam Cockroach
Appearance: About one inch long and dark brown in color.
Diet: Scavengers, mainly feeds on plant material.
Habits: The Surinam roach burrows &
lives outdoors. You will find this roach in potted plants and garden environments. By bringing potted plants indoors the Surinam
roach can then infest the home.
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