Before you start the extermination, it is practical to locate the insects’ hiding places. Cockroaches will swarm into hiding if you suddenly turn on the light in a dark room. Spray containing pyrethrin in the suspected cracks will chase the cockroaches out. For the extermination you can use aerosols or sprays containing pyrethrin (or an […]
The American cockroach
Latin: Periplaneta americana. The large, beautiful American cockroaches are originally from central Africa, but have been shipped to the United States on slave ships. They are seen regularly in food, but do not thrive under Northern European conditions. A similar species the Australian cockroach is also found in food occasionally. Both species can only survive […]
The brown-banded cockroach
Latin: Supella longipalpa. An adult, brown-banded cockroach is about 1 cm long, light brown with lighter drawings. This elegant insect began to appear in Northern Europe in the 1970s and has gradually become common. It requires heat to thrive, any temperature between 25 and 30 ° C will do. It can survive in dry places. […]
The Oriental cockroach
Latin: Blatta orientalis. The Oriental cockroach is not as common as the German cockroach. It is shiny black and is up to 2.5 cm long. Elytrons are almost entirely missing in the females, but they cover part of the males’ abdomen. The Oriental cockroach cannot fly. It climbs poorly and is mostly found on the […]
The German cockroach
Latin: Blatella germanica. This is the most common of the cockroaches that occur in connection with food in Northern European countries. It is approximately 12 mm long and have well-developed elytrons that cover the entire abdomen. The breast is yellowish brown with two dark stripes. Under the elytrons are quite well-developed flying wings. They are […]
Cockroaches
250 million years ago, cockroaches existed, which were similar to those we know today. They are considered to be primitive insects. The vast majority of cockroach species live out in the open and do not come into contact with humans. Usually cockroaches are primarily tropical insects. The cockroaches which now live with us in houses […]
Dusky cockroach
( Latin: Ectobius lapponicus) As already mentioned (p. 59) the cockroach species commonly found indoors come from warmer climates. On the other hand, the dusky cockroach occurs throughout Europe from Lapland to the Mediterranean. These small, active cockroaches live mainly in woodland and on heathland where they run around among vegetation on the ground; they […]
Brown-banded cockroach
( Latin: Supella supellectilium) There are several other species of tropical cockroach which may suddenly appear in a warehouse or greengrocer’s shop, having been introduced with goods from warmer regions, but most of them quickly die in northern Europe. The brown-banded cockroach, which is now common in central Europe, has been recorded as breeding in south […]
Oriental or common cockroach
( Latin: Blatta orientalis) This species is found in the same kind of place as the German cockroach, but usually at an even higher temperature, and it is not as common. The wings are well-developed in the male, but they are reduced to short stumps in the female. The egg capsule contains about 15 eggs, and […]
German cockroach
( Latin: Blattella germanica) This is by far the most common species of cockroach in Europe. For most people the idea of having cockroaches on the kitchen table is in- tensely unpleasant, but for those with an eye for such things these are elegant insects. Both sexes have very well-developed wings, which cover the whole of […]
Cockroaches
( Latin: Sub-order Blattodea) Cockroaches are also regarded as primitive insects, and fossil species known from the Carboniferous period some 250 million years ago are very like those known today. There are about 3,500 different species of cockroaches and the vast majority of these live in the open and almost never come in contact with […]