Wild caught roaches

NeverLift

NeverLift

Third Instar
Went out collecting today and caught some roaches! Was not easy, about one in every 10 rocks I flipped had one under it and they are so tiny and quick to get away. I got 4 large, 5 small, and two ootheca.  They don't seem to be able to climb plastic. I'm guessing there some sort of Parcoblatta or Blatta orientalis.  Any info you could provide will help. My questions are, do you know what species they are? Are the larger ones nymphs or adults? Do the ootheca look viable and how do I get them to hatch? Thanks 







 
Parcoblatta, my guess is P.virginica, @Cariblatta lutea would know for sure. Can't tell if the ooths have hatched or not, just keep them on moist substrate and hope for the best, you can keep them in with the roaches to save space. :)

 
NeverLift said:
I thought it was displayed below my name/avatar. Westchester, New York, USA, Earth.
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Well, that's your location... "Wild" is much bigger than that and you could travel to catch roaches anywhere  :lol:

Cariblatta lutea said:
I 2nd Hisserdude's ID. Those are undoubtedly P. virginica. All the ones in the pics are nymphs. 
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Hisserdude said:
Parcoblatta, my guess is P.virginica, @Cariblatta lutea would know for sure. Can't tell if the ooths have hatched or not, just keep them on moist substrate and hope for the best, you can keep them in with the roaches to save space. :)
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Yep, looks like P.virginiana... but P.pennsylvanica nymphs aren't similar too? 

Wouldn't be better to wait for adults or there are some characters to distinguish those nymphs? 

 
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