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Post by wendy on Aug 7, 2021 4:48:55 GMT -8
![]()  ![]() Hello, linkThe link above also takes you to a photo of the insect. We have been finding a lot of these insects mainly on the kitchen countertop. Are they baby cockroaches? We live in an apartment on the second level, in Sydney, NSW, Australia, as the subject of this post states. Last night, a member of my family also found a very large insect about the size of a cockroach in the kitchen, but it sped away really quickly. It resembled the small bugs. Could that have been the one laying them? Where would it be hiding? Would love to know what the bugs are for certain. Thank you.  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 7, 2021 10:13:12 GMT -8
It does look like an immature cockroach. Adult females lay eggs in hard cases, known as oothecae, generally anywhere they can get into such as behind furniture, kitchen cabinets etc. Each ootheca contains many eggs, which will eventually grow into adults. Adults will generally come out at night, and you may not see them. If you make sure there is no food lying around (even crumbs) they will find it harder to find anything to eat.
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Post by wendy on Aug 7, 2021 18:57:01 GMT -8
It does look like an immature cockroach. Adult females lay eggs in hard cases, known as oothecae, generally anywhere they can get into such as behind furniture, kitchen cabinets etc. Each ootheca contains many eggs, which will eventually grow into adults. Adults will generally come out at night, and you may not see them. If you make sure there is no food lying around (even crumbs) they will find it harder to find anything to eat. Adam. Thank you for the reply Adam. I guess we have kind of a cockroach infestation in our apartment that we have to deal with! Thanks again. |
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