Local roaches East Texas

[drachenjager]

there are lots of the american roaches around here. i see them most of the time in the leaf litter around my hickory trees or in some rotten wood. also i have seen some roach im not sure what is. its sort of black and orange striped ...sorta looks like a fire fly but fatter and dosent flash lights at ya

[Arachnocat]

That's cool. I don't think we have any wild ones around here. I wish i lived in florida. They have all kinds of roaches there.

[arrowhd]

How would you go about finding out what species are in your area?

[drachenjager]

google for distribution maps for what species you want i guess , or search for your state and roaches and see what happens

[arrowhd]

OK... Well the University of Missouri lists five species occuring in MO: Blattella germanica (German cockroach), Supella longipalpa (Brownbanded cockroach), Periplaneta americana (American cockroach), Blatta orientalis (Oriental cockroach), Parcoblatta spp (Wood cockroach). Not sure if I would want to start a colony of any of these.

[arrowhd]

there are lots of the american roaches around here. i see them most of the time in the leaf litter around my hickory trees or in some rotten wood. also i have seen some roach im not sure what is. its sort of black and orange striped ...sorta looks like a fire fly but fatter and dosent flash lights at ya

Look what google turned up: http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/B-1458.html

[Arachnocat]

Wow the brownbanded cockroach is really pretty. Those might be really intersting to keep if you could find some.

[Daniel]

also i have seen some roach im not sure what is. its sort of black and orange striped ...sorta looks like a fire fly but fatter and dosent flash lights at ya
Could they be a relative to the fire fly roach, Schultesia lampyridiformis? Or is it somekind of Parcoblatta?

[drachenjager]

Could they be a relative to the fire fly roach, Schultesia lampyridiformis? Or is it somekind of Parcoblatta?

beats me but they are cool lookign and really at first i didnt think they were a roach . ihavent seen them in a long time tho , found them around a local lake and havent had much time to search for them again

[arrowhd]

Wow the brownbanded cockroach is really pretty. Those might be really intersting to keep if you could find some.
Looks like they are considered a pest. After looking at the picture of them they are kind of cool looking. I don't think I've ever seen one though.

[drachenjager]

Looks like they are considered a pest. After looking at the picture of them they are kind of cool looking. I don't think I've ever seen one though.

they are the Pseudomops septentrionalis

[drachenjager]

found this one at work
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f270/Drachenjager/DSC_4744.jpg

[Matt K]

NICE !! Good looking specimen.

[drachenjager]

NICE !! Good looking specimen.

want it ? lol

[Matt K]

The only common one around here is P.fuliginosa. ;(

[marvin]

When I was a boy growing up in Mississippi, we use to catch roaches in wire traps for fishing. Traps were domed shaped, with narrow funnel in the top. Placed bread in bottom and put trap in basement. Have moved away from Mississippi but am looking for this type of roach trap. Can't seem to find them. Anyone know where I might look?