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Oriental Cockroach
Oriental Cockroach (Waterbug)
Blatta orientalis
Appearance
1"-1 3/16" 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.
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