German cockroach

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6540.    Found on a window sill, what is this? It was about an inch long. Edmonton, Ab. Canada

 

Number 6540.  This is a German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), a peridomestic pest species notoriously difficult to bring under complete control. Click here for some control recommendations.

 

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