INTRODUCTION
  • Classification
• ..an Insect……..
• Phylum : Arthropoda
• Order : Dictyoptera
 
Four most common pest cockroaches:
• Blattella germanica (German cockroach)
• Periplaneta americana (American cockroach)
• Blatta orientalis (Oriental cockroaches)
• Supella longipalpa (Brown-banded cockroaches)
German Cockroach
 - Hotels & Food-Outlets
American Cockroach
 - Predominant in Domiciliary
Brown-banded & Oriental Cockroach
 - Occasionally found in Hotels
  COMMON PEST COCKROACHES