Cockroach

 Appearance

• Yellowish brown with two dark stripes on the pronotum.
• Well-developed wings in both sexes, with the wings overlapping the body of the female.
• Approx. 12-15mm in length

Habitat

• Omnivorous, meaning that they will feed on practically anything including their own
• Prefers a warm steamy environment and has become a common pest of kitchens, larders, and hospital restaurants
• Small and readily conceals itself
• Extremely good climbers it can congregate on pipework, around light fittings etc in upper levels.

Lifecycle

• Females can produce between 4-8 ootheca, each with 35-40 individual eggs
• Ootheca are carried by the female until ready to hatch
• Hatching  time is generally 1 month
• Duration  of nymphal development is 6 weeks - 6 months

Appearance

• Dark brown, nearly black in colour
• Wings are undeveloped in females whilst only covering 3/4 length of abdomen in male
• Approx. 20-244mm long, much larger than the German cockroach

Habitat

• Omnivorous, meaning that they will feed on practically anything including their own
• Commonly associated with poor drainage
• Can be found in basements, ducting, in kitchens under floor coverings and  swimming pools
• cannot climb smooth surfaces, however they are able to climb rough, porous surfaces such as bare brickwork.

Lifecycle

• Females can produce between 5-10 ootheca
• deposited after just a few hours carrying 16 individual eggs
• Hatching time is generally 6 to 12 weeks
• Duration  of nymphal development is 5 - 10 months