Cockroaches Troublesome in Buildings 
Name Description 
American cockroach’ ____Reddish brown to dark 
brown. Adults 1% to 2 
inches long. 
Australian cockroach? ___ Reddish brown to dark 
Brown cockroach® _____ __ 
brown. Yellow markings 
on the thorax; yellow 
streaks at base of wing 
covers. Adults 1 inch 
long. 
Reddish brown to dark 
brown. Adults 1% to 
1% inches long. 
Brown-banded cockroach* Light brown. Mottled, 
(also called tropical 
cockroach). 
German cockroach® 
(also called croton bug 
and water bug). 
Oriental cockroach® 
(also called black beetle 
and shad roach). 
reddish-brown wings on 
female; lighter wings 
on male. Adults % inch 
long. 
Light brown. Black stripes 
running lengthwise on 
back. Adults 5% inch 
long. Most common of 
the 7 kinds. 
Black or dark brown. 
Traces of wings on 
females; short wings 
on males. Female adults 
1 to 1% inches long, 
male adults a little 
shorter. More sluggish 
than other species. 
Smokybrown cockroach’ __Dark brown to black. 
* Periplaneta fuliginosa. 
* Supella longipalpa. 
fuliginosa. 
° Blatella germanica. 
Adults 1% to 1% inches 
long. 
? Periplaneta australasiae. 
* Blatta orientalis. 
Where found 
Develop in damp base- 
ments and sewers, 
forage mostly on first 
floors of buildings. 
Develop in warm, damp 
places, in or out of 
doors; forage mostly on 
first floors of buildings. 
Develop in warm, humid 
environments. May 
occur in all areas of 
buildings. 
Develop and live all over 
the building. 
Develop and live all over 
the building, particu- 
larly in kitchens and 
bathrooms. 
Develop in damp base- 
ments and sewers; 
forage mostly on first 
floors of buildings. 
Develop in warm, humid 
environments. May 
occur in all areas of 
buildings. 
°’Periplaneta brunnea. 
7 Periplaneta 
