Australian Cockroach Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattidae)

Abstract

Australian cockroaches are the most common outdoor cockroach in southern Florida. Though they typically stay outdoors, Australian cockroaches may also venture inside and live among humans. This 4-page fact sheet covers the Australian cockroach’s distribution and habitat, biology, medical risks to humans, and management as a pest. Written by Shiyao Jiang and Phillip E. Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, April 2015.  EENY623/IN1088: Australian Cockroach Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattidae) (ufl.edu)