Pest Gallery
Oriental Cockroach: Blatta orientalis
The oriental cockroach is also referred to as the waterbug, black beetle or shad roach. It is found in all parts of the United States. Total length of this cockroach is about 1.25 – inches for the female and 1 inch for the male. The male and female both have wings, but neither can fly. Adults are very dark brown or nearly black, and usually have a somewhat greasy sheen to their body.
An egg capsule is carried by the female for about 30 hours, after which it is either dropped or attached to a protected surface near a food supply. Females will produce an average of 8 capsules, each containing 16 eggs which will hatch in about 60 days under room conditions.
Oriental cockroaches feed on all kinds of filth, rubbish and other decaying organic matter.
They seem especially fond of garbage and the contents of discarded tin cans. If water is available, they can live for a month without food, but they will die within two weeks without wate
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