American cockroach

Periplaneta americana

The American cockroach reaches a size of 26 mm to 38 mm. Their color is reddish-brown, the pronotum reddish-yellow with 2 dark brown spots. Both sexes are fully winged and able to fly. The egg packets are carried around for a few hours to 6 days, then stuck in corners and cracks and covered and camouflaged with wood shavings, pieces of paper and other things. The larvae hatch after 1-2 months. The total development period of the cockroach is approx. 1 year. Of all cockroach species, they love warmth the most. American cockroaches are omnivorous and also infest other organic material of all kinds, such as fabric, leather and paper. Moist, soft, even rotting food and fabrics are their favorite. Damage is caused by contamination, the spread of putrefactive pathogens and germs such as anthrax, salmonella and tuberculosis. It also acts as an intermediate host for threadworms and is partly responsible for hospitalism in hospitals.