Nymph of a cockroach

6651.     We just moved into a furnished place and are seeing quite a few of these. Mostly in the kitchen, but this one was in the bathroom. They only seem to come out at night. Being told these are just sow bugs/wood bugs, but they look more like cockroaches to us. Zurich, ON. Canada

 

Number 6651. It is a nymph of a cockroach, likely a German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), a peridomestic species difficult to bring under complete control. Click here  for some control recommendations.