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Roach
* All roaches are white cockroaches for a short period of time, every time they molt.
* Most roaches are nocturnal
  - live in dark and damp locations, usually out of reach
* Remove all sources of food and water.
* Some roaches are tiny and live in ant nests
  - can fly and one has been measured to have a wing span of about one foot
  - do better without any substrate, others like to burrow in it
* agitates violently as the air is removed, then is still.
* also like to eat other animal feces so they can be drawn to all sources of pets and animals
  - seek out tight, dark places to hide
  - share many bad habits that are annoying and potentially dangerous to humans
* are a health hazard, carrying bacteria on their bodies that are transmitted to men.
* are also coprophagous , which means they eat each others excrement
  - variable with respect to food preference
  - among the common house cat's favorite delicacies
  - butts
  - capable of transmitting a long list of diseases
  - difficult to detect due to their nocturnal behavior and lack of visible waste
  - incredibly prolific, and hard to get rid of
  - insects
* are located in cabinets
  - floors
  - jails
  - more apt to exhibit aggressive behavior if there is an object present in the cage
  - most active at night, during the day they hide in dark cracks and crevices
  - opportunistic
  - resilient creatures
  - scavengers, with most species feeding on rotting plant material
  - shy, nocturnal creatures
  - usually the most abundant fish in the middle zones of local creeks
  - vectors of disease
* can cause allergic reactions in some people
  - eat almost anything, including grease, starches, sweets and meat
* can foul food and produce an unpleasant odor
  - food, damage wallpaper, books and clothing, and produce an unpleasant odor
* can live inside and eat the glue that holds the bags and boxes together
  - without food for up to six weeks
  - mechanically carry bacteria and are a leading cause of allergy problems
  - run as fast as three miles per hour and can swim
  - trigger asthma and allergic reactions
* continually lay eggs.
* detect when food is around.
* develop in large numbers in dirt and filth.
* do less harm to human than human do to each other.
* eat and destroy food, fabrics and other materials.
* feed on the sticky backing.
* fly, too.
* grow slowly when food, temperature, and moisture are unfavorable.
* hate the taste of bay leaves.
* have microscopic hairs, called cerci , that can detect air movement.
* have the ability to rapidly reproduce and adapt to a variety of conditions
  - innate ability to adapt to any situational condition that arises
  - two forewings and two hind wings
  - unique mouthparts called the labrum, mandible, labium, and maxilla
* infest dark, warm and damp locations.
* like to travel by touching the edges of objects.
* love dark, warm, dirty, and moist locations.
* make excellent feeders for lizards, frogs, and toads
  - good pets because they eat just about anything
* move rapidly, disappearing quickly when discovered.
* only come around things that are rotten.
* seek out water when they first enter the home.
* seem to defecate in the same areas and are attracted to such accumulations.
* stay anywhere that has shelter and food.
* swallow the poison and croak within days.
* use their feelers as noses.
* wear their skeletons on the outside of their bodies.

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Female roach
* Many female roaches drop or hide their ootheca shortly before the eggs are ready to hatch.
* Some female roaches incubate their egg cases in their bodies until they are ready to hatch.

German roach
* are a problem in restaurants, apartment buildings, and homes
  - inside bugs
* live throughout dwellings, but are often found in kitchens and bathrooms.

Large roach
* Most large roaches are easier to control than German roaches.
* are common in North America.