Pest Organisms / Brown-banded Cockroach
Where Found
This species likes it warm and dry, preferring temperatures near 80°F — several degrees warmer than the German cockroach favors — and its lower water needs let it settle in drier rooms. Source: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7467.html Source: https://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/cockroaches/brown-banded-cockroach/ Rather than clustering in the kitchen, it scatters anywhere in a building: high on walls and near ceilings, behind pictures and clocks, beneath and inside furniture, and tucked into warm electronics like TVs and refrigerator motors. Source: https://extension.umn.edu/insects-infest-homes/cockroaches Source: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7467.html It favors homes, apartments, hotels, nursing homes, and hospitals over restaurants and stores, and is found across the U.S. Source: https://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/cockroaches/brown-banded-cockroach/ Source: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/projex/gallery/dl/cockroaches/text/brownbanded_cockroach.htm