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The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S. it is colloquially known as the waterbug , [ 1 ] though it is not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic.
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Cockroaches are generally omnivorous; the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), for example, feeds on a great variety of foodstuffs including bread, fruit, leather, starch in book bindings, paper, glue, skin flakes, hair, dead insects and soiled clothing. [54]
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Periplaneta is a genus of cockroaches [1] [2] containing some of the well-known pest species with cosmopolitan distributions, such as: Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach; Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Australian cockroach; Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1838 – Brown cockroach
Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches' spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast ...
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The Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana) is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). [2] When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to one metre (3.3 ft), [3] which inspired several of its other common names: Florida skunk roach, Florida stinkroach, skunk cockroach, skunk roach, stinking cockroach ...