German Cockroach

Natural Habitat

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

Diet & Feeding

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

Behavior Patterns

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

Risks & Benefits

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.

Identified on: 2/18/2026