Periplaneta americana
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Periplaneta americana adult (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Gary Alpert
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Gary Alpert
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) - (American cockroach)
The species might have originated in Africa, but now has a world-wide distribution and is an important pest of houses and food stores, especially in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Since it has developed resistance to all major insecticides, it is difficult to control once it has invaded a building.
| Vernacular names | |
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| • Deutsch: | Amerikanische Schabe Amerikanische Grosschabe |
| • English: | American cockroach ship cockroach |
| • Español: | cucaracha americana |
| • Français: | blatte américaine |
| • Português: | barata-americana |
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- Other images of Periplaneta americana (Wikimedia Commons, IPM Images and PaDIL - click to enlarge)
egg cases
nymphs
freshly moulted adult
female abdomen with ootheca
pronotum
wings
legs
