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While you may not want to think about cockroaches at all, learning about them and how they live can be a great help to you if you’re dealing with a cockroach problem in your home. When it comes to the different kinds of cockroaches, there are three main types: the brown-banded cockroach; the German cockroach; and Oriental cockroach.

Brown-banded Cockroach
The brown-banded cockroach is a smaller type of cockroach and is found in most areas in the United States. This type of cockroach has a wide band across its abdomen and it’s quite recognizable by this stripe, even if the stripe appears to be broken or disjointed. The male also has wings that cover most of his abdomen, while the females’ wings are much smaller.

This type of cockroach is likely to infest homes and apartments but they are not often found in restaurants. They can also spread out throughout the entire home and reside in areas like the living room and in furniture because they do not need the large amount of moisture that other types of cockroaches do. This type of cockroach will eat just about anything, but it does prefer organic matter.

German Cockroach
The German cockroach is the most commonly found cockroach throughout the United States. In colder climates especially, these cockroaches are more likely to live near human habitats because they do not generally like the cold weather. These cockroaches range from brown to black in color and have two parallel streaks running down its back. They look very similar to Oriental cockroaches and the two are often mistaken for each other.

These types of cockroaches can be very difficult to control, mainly because they have such a fast maturity rate and because they are so small and can easily hide in many different places. The German cockroach will eat just about anything but they are particular to sugar, starchy foods, greasy foods, and meat. Although they might be seen occasionally during the day, especially when there is a large amount of them and they’ve been disturbed, the German cockroach is most active at night.

Oriental Cockroach
This type of cockroach is the largest of these three and is another common type of cockroach. The body of the Oriental cockroach seems to have a glossy shine to it, and its usually dark brown or black in color. The male has two very prominent wings, while the female has two very small wings by her head, which serve no function and often can’t even be seen at a glance.

Oriental cockroaches like to live in dark, moist places such as in decaying organic matter, sewers, drains, basements, and porches. The Oriental cockroach is known as being one of the more difficult types of cockroaches to get rid of.

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