NeverLift Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Went out collecting today and caught some roaches! Was not easy, about one in every 10 rocks I flipped had one under it and they are so tiny and quick to get away. I got 4 large, 5 small, and two ootheca. They don't seem to be able to climb plastic. I'm guessing there some sort of Parcoblatta or Blatta orientalis. Any info you could provide will help. My questions are, do you know what species they are? Are the larger ones nymphs or adults? Do the ootheca look viable and how do I get them to hatch? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenoblatta Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hello NeverLift! Nice bugs... It's necessary to know the locality where you collected them :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverLift Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, Xenoblatta said: Hello NeverLift! Nice bugs... It's necessary to know the locality where you collected them :-) I thought it was displayed below my name/avatar. Westchester, New York, USA, Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Parcoblatta, my guess is P.virginica, @Cariblatta lutea would know for sure. Can't tell if the ooths have hatched or not, just keep them on moist substrate and hope for the best, you can keep them in with the roaches to save space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Hisserdude said: Parcoblatta, my guess is P.virginica, @Cariblatta lutea would know for sure. Can't tell if the ooths have hatched or not, just keep them on moist substrate and hope for the best, you can keep them in with the roaches to save space. I 2nd Hisserdude's ID. Those are undoubtedly P. virginica. All the ones in the pics are nymphs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverLift Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks @Hisserdude @Cariblatta lutea I'll be sure to update the forum with how they do and if the ooth hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenoblatta Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 22/4/2017 at 9:44 PM, NeverLift said: I thought it was displayed below my name/avatar. Westchester, New York, USA, Earth. Well, that's your location... "Wild" is much bigger than that and you could travel to catch roaches anywhere On 23/4/2017 at 0:08 AM, Cariblatta lutea said: I 2nd Hisserdude's ID. Those are undoubtedly P. virginica. All the ones in the pics are nymphs. On 22/4/2017 at 10:41 PM, Hisserdude said: Parcoblatta, my guess is P.virginica, @Cariblatta lutea would know for sure. Can't tell if the ooths have hatched or not, just keep them on moist substrate and hope for the best, you can keep them in with the roaches to save space. Yep, looks like P.virginiana... but P.pennsylvanica nymphs aren't similar too? Wouldn't be better to wait for adults or there are some characters to distinguish those nymphs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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