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Periplaneta americana

American Roach

Characteristics

Size: Up to 2 inches long.

Color: Reddish brown.

The American cockroach is the largest cockroach that infests buildings in the United States. This insect may be recognized by a yellow "figure-8" pattern on the shield at the front of its body. In Florida, the American cockroach is called the "palmetto bug," and it has the nickname "water bug" throughout the United States.

Behavior

Like all cockroaches, it is omnivorous and will eat virtually anything people will and many things we won't.

What do they eat? Dead bugs, Pizza, sweets, dog food, cat food.

Habitat

Where do they live? Inside/outside they just don’t care. They can live in the void of a dead tree or the void of your kitchen wall.

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