Brownbanded Cockroaches
Description:
| Color: Brown, with pronounced banding across wings Legs: Six Shape: Oval Size: 1/2" Antennae: Yes Flight: Yes | |
| Brown banded cockroaches get their name from the two lighter bands they have across their dark brownish bodies. In addition to the distinctive banding, males have full wings, which reach beyond the tip of their rather pointed abdomens, but females have underdeveloped wings, much shorter than their broad, rounded abdomens. | |
Prevention:
Good sanitation and habitat reduction, along with vacuuming, surveillance, a baiting program, and some sealing of cracks can usually quickly reduce or eliminate a cockroach population.