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eppur_se_muova

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4. I wonder how much this varies with the species of cockroach.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Aug 7, 2021, 05:49 PM

Aug 2021

Americans are most familiar with American and German cockroaches, although Asian (flying) cockroaches are now well-established in some parts of the country. And very far south we see "wood cockroaches", which mostly live outdoors and don't cause any real harm except panic in people who have never seen such big mother cockroaches before. (Of course, SA probably has a completely different set of species/subspecies.)

Close to the type we encountered in FL. They are most infamous for the incredibly loud crunching noise they make when you step on them.

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I would be curious to learn Nictuku Aug 2021 #1

I don't know, but I can point out that the authors of this paper are from Thailand. NNadir Aug 2021 #3

I got allergy tested I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #2

I wonder how much this varies with the species of cockroach. eppur_se_muova Aug 2021 #4

That's an interesting question. NNadir Aug 2021 #5