Pale-bordered Field Cockroach vs Powder Post Termite

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Pale-bordered Field Cockroach Powder Post Termite
Scientific Name Pseudomops septentrionalis Cryptotermes primus
Order Blattodea Blattodea
Family Ectobiidae Kalotermitidae
Size 10-15mm 4-6 mm
Habitat Farmland Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Wood Feeders
Regions North America Northern and eastern Australia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Pale-bordered Field Cockroach

A small outdoor cockroach with a distinctive pale border around its dark pronotum. It is an active daytime flier unlike most cockroaches. It feeds on pollen and decomposing vegetation.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most cockroaches, it is diurnal and can be seen actively flying in sunny fields during the day.

Powder Post Termite

An Australian drywood termite that infests dry structural timber in buildings across tropical and subtropical regions. Colonies are small and produce fine frass pellets that are ejected from the wood. The species rarely requires soil contact.

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Did You Know?

Infestations often go unnoticed for years until structural timber is so weakened that it collapses, because workers consume wood from the inside out.