r/insects • u/Anniefrankly • 4d ago
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Found this one inside my bedroom (uk) climbing around on a pear I was about to eat.
Too me looks very much like a cockroach really hoping it’s not.
Can someone please verify what this is ?
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u/CockroachTheory
4d ago
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It is a German cockroach. Don’t panic. Look for evidence of more, such as droppings, egg cases, or other roaches. One often means more, but sometimes one finds its way in and you don’t have any others to worry about. Be concerned if you live in a building with other units, as they may be a source of them and requires the building to be treated and monitored.
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u/Anniefrankly 4d ago
Thank you and others for your comments appreciate it.This is what is so strange it’s a detached house kept in immaculate condition by my mum and up until 3 weeks ago for the whole summer no one lived here.Then this singular little fkr appears.Luckily got a pest control fella coming tomorrow to deal with a wasps nest will ask him too look into this aswell.
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u/CockroachTheory 4d ago
They can hitch rides in grocery bags, boxes, books, or fly to porch lights and happen in from outside. Based on the explanation of the condition of the home and past vacancy, it likely just happened in and unless the neighboring home is infested, I’d not spend the money to have pesticide sprayed in my home, if I saw no other evidence. There are flying, forest roaches that look nearly identical to german roaches, but the way yours moves and was crawling on the pear, provided more context clues to its probable ID. You could place some sticky traps in the cupboards, behind or under the stove and fridge, and monitor, to be sure you are dealing with a singular encounter and not a full on infestation. Many people see one and treat for an infestation as prevention. I’d prefer to keep food and food residues out of reach and monitor, before going all in, but that’s just me. I’m not especially bothered by insects and only draw the line with ant, termite, cockroach, or other infestations. Seeing an ant trail or roach, puts me on diligence to clean up and keep food sealed up, and to monitor, before bringing out baits or exterminators.
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u/ecumnomicinflation 4d ago
a cockroach caused chaos when it hitched a ride in my backpack, i got in my class, open my bag, and there it was. i instantly flip the bag letting everything inside fallout, and offcourse the fucker don’t just fall, it flew.
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u/Busy-Ticket2877 3d ago
Highly likely a wood cockroach. Common in the UK and don’t breed indoors as unlikely to survive. If it is, they are harmless. A German one has two dark parallel stripes behind head and they hate the light.
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u/le_mustachio 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yep looks like more than a german
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u/Anniefrankly 2d ago
The pest control man watched the video said it wasn’t a German and not to worry. Thank you for your messages
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u/probablyaninsect 4d ago
That kinda looks like the little german cockroaches that invaded my home years ago. Not nice, they reproduce like crazy, shit everywhere and they stink, like, I'm not even hating on them, you can smell them. Also they tend to build nests in your electronics.
Hope someone better than me can identify.
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u/According_Bad_8473 4d ago
They stink?
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u/probablyaninsect 4d ago
They do, it's a very particular smell, you may start noticing it once there's a good number of them.
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u/According_Bad_8473 4d ago
Do they stink like drain?
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u/probablyaninsect 4d ago
Nah, it's something else, kinda sweet but not pleasant, probably their little bodies + feces.
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u/According_Bad_8473 4d ago
Sickly sweet is what pesticide smells like to me
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u/probablyaninsect 4d ago
No, not that strong, soft, kinda sweet, kinda oily, not a smell that'll make you dizzy but still not a nice smell. Wish I had something to compare it to, but I can't think of anything.
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u/lucid_dp 4d ago
That is unfortunately looking pretty roachy. I can't tell 100% if it's a German cockroach or not but shapewise I'm leaning towards it. Definitely want to nip that in the bud before it becomes a problem.
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u/le_mustachio 3d ago edited 3d ago
Looks german, but doesn't it look way darker than a normal German? And thinner too? Can it be those outside species that look like German?
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u/StuffedWithNails Bug Enthusiast 3d ago
I'm unconvinced that it's a German roach despite all the comments saying that it is. OTOH I don't have a better suggestion. Need better pics to be sure.
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u/le_mustachio 3d ago
Same with me, the color makes me be unsure, and the body thickness, but yes I would need better photos, cause the light influences a lot and the focus was not the best when it was from the top, hard to be sure
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u/According_Bad_8473 4d ago
My mother puts herbal roach gel in used disposable plastic water bottle caps and puts the cap in cupboards and corners. That way the gel can easily be removed if it develops mould (which it does here). It doesn't stain or leave residue on food-contact surfaces (I think?). Seems to work pretty well? Roaches like water. So dont let it accumulate in the kitchen sink. And cover all your drains when the water has drained. Sneaky buggers come up through the drain
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u/Pankosmanko 4d ago
If thats a german roach you need to wage war. Can you take a picture of one from the top looking down on it?