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(3) The German cockroach and the forest cockroach

The German cockroach is hardly more common in Germany than anywhere else in the world. It lives in the wild in tropical forests. As a synanthrope species in colder regions it favours especially indoor environments that are both warm and humid. Outside the tropical forests the German cockroach lives in bakeries, greenhouses, hospitals etc. It […]

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 also […]

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