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Cockroaches

Fast, flat-bodied insects that hide by day and come out at night to feed in kitchens and bathrooms.

Blattella germanica · Periplaneta americana

Cockroaches
Photo: Clemson University – USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 US

How to recognise it

  • Brown or dark-brown oval bodies, long antennae
  • Droppings like ground pepper, egg cases in cracks
  • Seen at night or when a cupboard is opened

Identification by description is a first guess. A photo or an inspection gives a reliable answer.

What we do about it

Look-alikes and neighbours