Because firewood is a favorite hiding place, wood roaches may accidentally be carried inside on fireplace logs. Woods roaches are found anywhere inside the home. Usually they are solitary. The males are attracted to lights and will often make short, erratic flights in the early evening hours. Although occasionally found inside, woods roaches do not reproduce or multiply inside.
Females usually deposit their egg capsule under loose bark.
One generation per year is typical, and adults live several months. Smoky Brown Cockroach. Adults have well-developed wings that stretch to the tip of the abdomen. The smoky brown is a tropical roach, thus more common in the southern United States. They feed on plant material and may inhabit greenhouses.