Question: what is the difference between a wood roach and a cockroach?
Answer: Both of these roaches have a chestnut coloration, an oval shape, long antennae, and six legs. ... American cockroaches are between 1-1/4 to 2-1/8 inches in length. Wood cockroaches are between 3/4 and 1 inch in length, with male wood cockroaches being more toward 1 inch and females being more toward 3/4 of an inch.