Oriental Cockroaches

Blatta orientalis

Appearance

• 25 – 30 mm long
• Dark brown to black in colour
• The wings undeveloped in female and cover ¾ length of the abdomen in the male.
• Runs rather than flies

Lifecycle

• Females deposit 16 eggs in an ootheca (egg case).
• Hatch in 2 months.
• Nymphs take 5 – 9 months to develop into adults.

Habits

• Buildings. Can tolerate lower temperatures than other cockroaches so can also be found outdoors, on rubbish tips etc.
• Nocturnal.
• Omnivorous.

Oriental Cockroach Pest Control News

Repelling Cockroaches
Cockroaches are considered one of the most common indoor pests. They like to settle in dark, warm, and humid areas, places that contain available food and water sources, and spaces where they can easily hide and breed such as cracks on walls or kitch... [more]

DIY Ant and Cockroach Remedies
If you know where the ants are coming in from, you can repel them with food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE), baking soda, talcum powder, medicated body powder, damp coffee granules, salt, cayenne, or garlic powder. Place any of these materials in corn... [more]

The Cockroach Pest Menace
Cockroaches as pests pose many health hazards to people. They also cause the destruction of tangible assets and can be damaging to human health too. Cockroaches have been called many things, but other common aliases include: water bugs, croton bugs,... [more]

Insect Activity On The Rise
When conditions are favourable, cockroaches can infest even the most sanitary and well-organised homes and buildings, and as people have been unpacking their Christmas decorations, they have been quite surprised to find cockroach infestations. There... [more]

Control Pests To Control Asthma
There is a commercial circulating on television that encourages people to get rid of household pests. It warns of the diseases brought on by rats, mice, and cockroaches. All of these pests carry these diseases because, just like any other animal, the...

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