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[PeriplanetaAmericana]

Hello,

One of my friends find this roach in the countryside:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e317/A_A...ra/HPIM1827.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e317/A_A...ra/HPIM1826.jpg

I think it´s Blatta orientalis, but these roaches only live near houses, in the city, not in the countryside. Thank you!

Best regards,

Javier.

 

[Allpet Roaches]

Offhand it looks like B.orientalis. See if it can climb glass/smooth plastic. It shouldn't be able to if it's Blatta.

 

[PeriplanetaAmericana]

Thanks Orin,

I asked my friend and the roach can´t climb glass/smooth plastic.

Best regards,

Javier.

 

[RosenKrieger]

Yeah, I'd say it looks like B. Orientalis to me, as well.

 

[PeriplanetaAmericana]

Blatta orientalis can climb, this one can´t.

Best regards,

Javier.

 

[RosenKrieger]

According to what Orin said a few posts back and my personal experience with my colony of B. Orientalis, they can't climb.

 

[PeriplanetaAmericana]

According to what Orin said a few posts back and my personal experience with my colony of B. Orientalis, they can't climb.

Oh sorry, I didn´t read it

Thanks for the ID

Best regards,

Javier.

 

[Ralph]

The B. orientalis could have been carried somehow into the countryside. They might be able to survive in the wild for a period of time, too.

 

[RosenKrieger]

Oh sorry, I didn´t read it Thanks for the ID

Best regards,

Javier.

It's ok. They are a cool species.

The B. orientalis could have been carried somehow into the countryside. They might be able to survive in the wild for a period of time, too.

I'm sure they could survive in the wild. They're a pest species here in the US.

 

[PeriplanetaAmericana]

They're a pest species here in the US.

In Spain too. It´s a pest species in the world, like P. americana.

Best regards,

Javier.