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FLORIDA WOODS ROACH                                FLORIDA WOODS ROACH-MALE
















                                            Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR                           Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR

             1.Antenna- long, thin & hairlike    6.Pronotum
             2.Eyes- 2                           7.Petiole- none                      FLORIDA WOODS ROACH
             3.Head- facing downward             8.Abdomen
             4.Legs- 6                           9.Color- dark brown to black            1                  8
             5.Wings- short                      10.Other- large sized roach               3

             Life Cycle
             There is only one generation each year, and adults may live for several
             years.  Females produce an egg capsule that contains around 20-24
             eggs.  Nymphs have broad yellow bands across the thorax, making them              4
             easy to identify.  They go through 6-8 molts.  The whole egg to adult
             process takes about 100 days to complete.
                                                                                               Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR

            FLORIDA WOODS ROACH (Eurycotis floridana)                                     Actual body size 1 3/4”

            The Florida Woods Cockroach is a fairly large roach, and is often called a Palmetto Bug.  Most
            are about 1 3/4ths inches in size, but some may occasionally reach three inches in length.  It
            has a defense mechanism that releases a foul-smelling liquid, so it also is called the Stinking
            Cockroach.  Its appearance is similar to the Oriental Cockroach.

            The Florida Woods Cockroach moves slowly, and prefers warm, humid locations.  It lives in just
            about any sheltered place outdoors, and will enter structures.  They prefer to eat decaying plant
            matter.  This cockroach is native to Florida.

































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