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Oriental Cockroach
- Latin Name:
- Blatta orientalis
- Appearance:
- Dark brown and about one inch long.
- Habit:
- Common outdoors; often enters buildings through sewer pipes. Tends to live near the ground and in warm, damp areas.
- Diet:
- Eats anything, but often found feeding on garbage, sewage and decaying organic matter. Seems to prefer starches, if available.
- Reproduction:
- Egg capsules contain 16 eggs. Females will produce an average of eight capsules. Nymphs go through seven molts before becoming adults in about a year. Adults can live up to six months.
- Other:
- Also known as "water bugs" or "black beetles." More sluggish than other species, gives off a distinctly unpleasant odor.
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