Roach Characteristics

• Light brown with two dark stripes on the pronotum, the section of the thorax behind the head.
• Female carries egg case until 12 days before hatching, then drops it anywhere.

• Golden tan with faint V-shaped lighter bands on wings.
• Egg case glued to the ceilings, beneath furniture, or in closets, or other dark places.

• Dark red, brown, black throughout.
• Egg case deposited in debris or food in a sheltered place.

• Reddish brown throughout with a pale band on the edge of the pronotum. A very large roach.
• Egg case carried up to six days. Brown when laid but turns black in 1 to 2 days.

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