German Cockroach

Exclusively associated with human dwellings, preferring warm, humid areas with proximity to food and water like kitchens and bathrooms.

Omnivorous scavenger; they eat almost anything including human food scraps, grease, glue, leather, and book bindings.

Nocturnal and highly gregarious. They reproduce faster than any other residential cockroach; females carry egg cases (oothecae) until just before hatching.

Significant household pest. They carry various pathogens (like Salmonella and E. coli), trigger allergies and asthma, and contaminate food and surfaces with foul-smelling secretions.