Common Cockroach

5611  Found this critter in our hallway in Toronto (Feb. 28). It’s very lively! It’s about 1.5cm long, not counting the antennae (which are themselves a little longer). It’s been below 0 outside for a few days now, but was warmer before that. Maybe it crawled in from the outside? Do these insects hibernate? I’d like to not kill it, but I don’t know if I want it in the house, as it’s a bit big. -Eugene
This is a cockroach; I cannot be certain because of the perspective from which the image was taken, but it may be a German cockroach, an very common and widespread peridomestic pest species. These do not hibernate, but persist wherever they can find warmth and a food supply.  See http://tinyurl.com/7velhwo elsewhere on this site for some control recommendations, and http://tinyurl.com/or25l43 for links to professional pest controllers in your area. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.