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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...
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    Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats...
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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). When alarmed...
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    The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark)...
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    The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43...
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    3–1.4 in). Although closely related to the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), the smokybrown cockroach is readily distinguishable from it by its...
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    The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae) is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of 23–35 mm (0.91–1.38 in). It is brown overall...
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    Cockroach farming is a specific type of insect farming that involves the breeding of cockroaches as livestock in controlled facilities. Such farming is...
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    and it is considered a household pest. This cockroach is similar in appearance to the American cockroach (P. americana), but darker in color and with...
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    Turkestan cockroach, Periplaneta lateralis (also known by its synonyms Shelfordella lateralis and Blatta lateralis), also known as the rusty red cockroach, red...
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    The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the...
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  • bugs Heteroptera Cockroaches The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana The German cockroach, Blattella germanica The Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis...
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    Blattidae (category Cockroach families)
    Oriental cockroach, Common shining cockroach: (Drymaplaneta communis) Florida woods cockroach: (Eurycotis floridana) Periplaneta spp: American cockroach, Australian...
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    Book-damaging cockroach species chew away at the starch in cloth bindings and paper. Their droppings can also harm books. German cockroach American cockroach Oriental...
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    The brown-banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa) is a species of small cockroach, measuring about 10 to 14 mm long and the most well-known in the genus...
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    "Australia Day Cockroach Races". This type of racing has spread to many parts of the world including the United States. In North America, cockroach racing has...
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    Pennsylvania wood cockroach (Parcoblatta pensylvanica) or Pennsylvanian cockroach is a common species of cockroach in eastern and central North America. Males are...
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    hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching...
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    Dream EP, which was released on February 26. Their second EP of 2021, American Cockroach, was released on June 18. In September 2023, the duo announced that...
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  • Thumbnail for Blattella asahinai
    Blattella asahinai, the Asian cockroach, is a species of cockroach that was first described in 1981 from insects collected on Okinawa Island, Japan. It...
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    evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically making them cockroaches as well. The Blattodea and the mantis (order Mantodea)...
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    Evania appendigaster (category Hymenoptera of North America)
    or oothecae, of cockroaches. The wasp larvae use the cockroach eggs as a food source. Host cockroaches include the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)...
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    Periplaneta (category Cockroach genera)
    1758) – American cockroach Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Australian cockroach Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1838 – Brown cockroach Periplaneta...
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    Six-spotted cockroach, Four-spotted cockroach, Four-spot cockroach, or Trinidad bat-cave cockroach, is a primarily cave-dwelling Central and South American cockroach...
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    burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) is also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, and Queensland giant cockroach. These cockroaches are native...
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  • with humans, cockroaches are frequently referred to in art, literature, folk tales and theater and film. In Western culture, cockroaches are often depicted...
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    Panchlora nivea, the Cuban cockroach or green banana cockroach, is a small species of cockroach in the subfamily Panchlorinae. It is found in the subtropical...
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    Central American giant cave cockroach or Brazilian cockroach, is a cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. One of the world's largest cockroaches, it...
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  • brown-banded cockroach Supella orientalis Supellina biquandi Blatta orientalis Oriental cockroach Periplaneta americana American cockroach Shelfordella...
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    Oggy and the Cockroaches (French: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French animated television series created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud and produced by Gaumont Multimedia...
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