American Cockroach

The American cockroach is the largest of the house-infesting roaches and a major pest in the United States. It’s also commonly known as the water bug, the Bombay canary or the palmetto bug. Despite its name, the American cockroach is not native to North America and some evidence suggested that American cockroaches were introduced via ships from Africa in the early 1600s

Indentification

Color

American cockroaches are typically reddish-brown with a yellowish figure 8 pattern on the back of the head

Legs

American Cockroaches have six legs

Shape

The shape of the American Cockroach is oval

Size

The American Cockroach can grow  between 1 1/4th to 2 1/8th in length

Antennae

The American Roach has two long antennas. 

Region

The American Cockroach is worldwide and even more in hot and moist areas.