Matt K Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 How can you not just love the roaches that can be in your own postal code... Female Parcoblatta latta (or lata), past few days I have been really enjoying these. They feed on the local wood decaying, but you can bet they love fruits and dry fish food also. I gathered some up a while back and they seem to becoming established as a contained colony fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 In 33 years of buggin' I've only ever seen a roach "in the wild" half a dozen times. The first was on a collecting trip in Arizona. We were night collecting in Madera Canyon (Santa Rita Mtns.), near the lodge. The second was at a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. One of our friends was not to pleased at the roach that crawled across her dinner plate. I'm pretty easy going about germs and bugs, so I'd probably have eaten whatever was on the plate (Indian food). My friend and his wife were less than thrilled, however, and didn't finish either of their meals and demanded a refund for the entire dinner (but only got a refund for the one plate). I was disappointed at the entire scene, but the worst part...yep, you probably guessed it. The roach GOT AWAY!!! (later on, I made better friends ) And then I saw a few in my parents' yard in Mexico. And in Maui, a year ago (<see my avatar?). And maybe a few other less than memorable times. Slugs and snails in my backyard, currently! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Nice roach there, Matt ~ don't think I've seen one before... Do you guys know of a smallish roach with a prominent red head and black body, endemic to Southern Africa? I have them wondering about at home (not over my plates, Peter) and will try to grab a few pics asap. Problem is, they are very quick so the attempt could be great fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I have them by me, what does the male look like? I only find nymphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 That is one odd P. lata. Very stunning! All the latas I find in my area are darker in color than the one in the pic. Was this the only specimen u had with this color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff_Trioxin Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The south african roach u are wondering about is. Oxyhaloa Duesta or Cape Red Head. I have a colony of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Hmmm...the more and more I look at it, the more it resembles P. fulvescens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre72 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 How can you not just love the roaches that can be in your own postal code... Female Parcoblatta latta (or lata), past few days I have been really enjoying these. They feed on the local wood decaying, but you can bet they love fruits and dry fish food also. I gathered some up a while back and they seem to becoming established as a contained colony fairly well. She IS beautiful! Your post is almost 6 years old. Do you still have them? I hope they've long and healthy lives. Where do you live? I'm in central New York and the only locals I have are German. I rescue them from a friends house and keep them in tanks. It feels rewarding since they're the kind everyone wants to kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre72 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 In 33 years of buggin' I've only ever seen a roach "in the wild" half a dozen times. The first was on a collecting trip in Arizona. We were night collecting in Madera Canyon (Santa Rita Mtns.), near the lodge. The second was at a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. One of our friends was not to pleased at the roach that crawled across her dinner plate. I'm pretty easy going about germs and bugs, so I'd probably have eaten whatever was on the plate (Indian food). My friend and his wife were less than thrilled, however, and didn't finish either of their meals and demanded a refund for the entire dinner (but only got a refund for the one plate). I was disappointed at the entire scene, but the worst part...yep, you probably guessed it. The roach GOT AWAY!!! (later on, I made better friends ) And then I saw a few in my parents' yard in Mexico. And in Maui, a year ago (<see my avatar?). And maybe a few other less than memorable times. Slugs and snails in my backyard, currently! Peter What kind did you find in Arizona? I imagine American and maybe Oriental are there? I'm glad to hear the roach in the restaurant got away!! After 40 years of watching Raid commercials and seeing them slaughtered by exterminators and the like, any news of a roach getting away is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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