Powder Post Termite vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Powder Post Termite | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cryptotermes primus | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Blattodea | Blattodea |
| Family | Kalotermitidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 4-6 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Northern and eastern Australia | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
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.
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.
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.