Oriental Cockroach vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Oriental Cockroach | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Blatta orientalis | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Blattodea | Blattodea |
| Family | Blattidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 20-27 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Underground | Woodlands |
| Diet | Omnivores | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Europe, North America, Asia, Africa | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Oriental Cockroach
A dark brown to black cockroach with a shiny body, often called a waterbug. It prefers cool, damp environments and is less agile than other cockroach species.
Did You Know?
Oriental cockroaches produce a distinctive and particularly unpleasant musty odor from chemicals secreted by glands on their bodies.
Boll's Wood Cockroach
A small native wood cockroach from the south-central United States. It lives under bark and in rotting logs in wooded areas.
Did You Know?
It was named after the naturalist Jacob Boll, a Swiss-American who collected insects in Texas in the 1870s.