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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattellidae » Blattella » German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)
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Cockroaches - Blattella germanica
Copyright © 2008 HandsOff

Cockroaches - Blattella germanica
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 21, 2008
Size: around 15mm
Most of the cockroaches I have seen in Sunnyvale are considerably larger and darker than these. I'm not sure if that makes them any more desirable, but there you have it!
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Contributed by HandsOff on 21 July, 2008 - 4:53pm
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 11:23am

GERMAN COCKROACH!
You didn't find this in a home did you?

This is what I think of as 'The Big Three': The German (Blattella germanica), the American (Periplaneta americana), and the Oriental (Blatta orientalis). These are the three most infimous cockroaches, well known for their invasions of human homes.
… Jonas Insinga, 21 July, 2008 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jonas!
Unfortunately, They did arrive here at our house with a printer, and went unnoticed for a day or so! I have read some comments suggesting that these are particularly bad cockroaches. From what I have read, they are small, nocturnal, adept at hiding, and often tolerant to pesticides.

We are handing this job to a professional. Hopefully, we will get them before they get a strong foothold!
… HandsOff, 24 July, 2008 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
That's good to hear. :)
Good luck! :D
… Jonas Insinga, 6 August, 2008 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
It's a little too soon to tell how this is going to turn out...I hadn't seen any for a while, but saw one last night. Maybe it was reeling from poison, because it was far too slow to escape!
… HandsOff, 6 August, 2008 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Hmmm...
It could have also been an old one. Like people, cockroaches get old & stiff in their joints as they age.
… Jonas Insinga, 6 August, 2008 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

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