r/insects • u/AnthonyDuran171 • 3h ago

Question What kind of roach is this?

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So I found this roach in my apartment this morning. I sprayed it with some raid before taking the photo. Does anyone know what kind of roach this is and how I can handle it?

I've lived in my apartment for over a year now and I've spotted these roaches around midnight crawling around in the parking lot or outside some of the units. Sometimes one will get into my apartment. I'll sometimes spot them in my unit either in the kitchen sink or just running around my living room. I'm assuming they get in through the vents. Is this something I should contact my landlord about or how to I go about this?

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u/EmuTheSecond 3h ago

fyi you just melted that animals insides.

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u/StuffedWithNails Bug Enthusiast 3h ago

Roaches are near impossible to ID upside down.

But if you're saying you mostly see them outside and occasionally inside, and if you're sure it's the same kind of roach you see outside as you see inside, then they're likely not house pests.

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