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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Blattidae » Blattinae » Blatta » Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis)
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Cockroach ?? - Blatta orientalis
Copyright © 2015 Travis McAtee

Cockroach ?? - Blatta orientalis
Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA
May 30, 2015
Size: 3/4 in.
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Contributed by Travis McAtee on 30 May, 2015 - 3:45pm
Last updated 17 June, 2015 - 9:28pm

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… Alan Jeon, 17 June, 2015 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 16 June, 2015 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

Cockroach
Thanks, we have frequent cockroach sightings this year, don't know why. No garbage outside. What do they eat? What attracts them? Have none in the house, just outside. Thanks again. Travis.
… Travis McAtee, 31 May, 2015 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

 
Well..
If they are Parcoblatta americana, then you wouldn't see them inside, these guys only live outdoors. They eat decaying organic material, such as dead leaves, rotten wood, dead animal matter, etc. They just happen to live where you live, just outside.
… Hisserdude, 1 June, 2015 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
However..
If they are Blatta orientalis, then they are likely coming from the sewer, or any other dark, damp place. These are not house pests, but they can sometimes find their way inside by accident, and usually are found and killed by the house owners.
… Hisserdude, 1 June, 2015 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Yes, though what species, I'm not sure.
Perhaps Parcoblatta americana?
… Hisserdude, 31 May, 2015 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

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