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- Can cause infection and disease
- Found in moist areas
- Up to 5/8" long
- One female produces 35,000 offspring
in one year
- Feeds on practically anything
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- Also known as Palmetto or Flying Water
Bug
- Largest of the species - up to 1.25"
long
- Attracted to sweets - grains - hair -
soap
- Found in home foundations - under
wood and near pools
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- Also referred to as the Waterbug - up
to 1.25" long
- The filthiest of the species
- Found outdoors - migrates indoors
in cold weather
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- Related to American Roaches - but smaller
- Feeds on plant material - decaying matter
- Found in wood shingle roofs - gutters
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- Similar in appearance to American roaches
- Rarely more than 1.25 inches long
- Females drop their egg capsules in cracks
and crevices
- Approximately 24 eggs per egg capsule
- Found primarily in southern warm
humid environments
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- Found in fire wood
- Small, usually not more than 2/3 inch
long
- Females do not fly
- Especially troublesome in May and
June [mating season]
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- Green in color
- Tropical species
- Found in moist humid environments
- Nests outdoors
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- Resembles the American roach
- Broader body than American roach
- Found in sewers, bark of trees and similar
environments
- Egg capsules are usually glued
on walls by female
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