German Cockroach

Natural Habitat

Prefer warm, humid environments, commonly found indoors in kitchens, bathrooms, and food preparation areas. They often hide in cracks and crevices, behind appliances, and inside cabinets.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous scavengers. They feed on a wide variety of food sources, including food scraps, grease, crumbs, pet food, and even non-food items like soap, glue, and toothpaste.

Behavior Patterns

Nocturnal and highly reproductive. They are very adept at hiding and can quickly infest an area. They prefer living in large groups and produce a large number of offspring quickly. They are excellent at hitchhiking, often introduced to new locations via groceries, luggage, or furniture.

Risks & Benefits

Potential risks include spreading pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasitic worms) through contact with food and surfaces, triggering allergies and asthma in sensitive individuals due to their shed skins and droppings, and contaminating food. They do not offer significant benefits to humans or the ecosystem in an indoor urban setting.

Identified on: 10/9/2025