American Cockroach

American Cockroach (periplaneta americana): This sub species of the cockroach more likely derived from Northern Africa or different parts of Asia, but has infiltrated ports of entry and can now be found globally. It occurs in The Bahamas as a common interior and exterior pest. Common in landscape plantings, sewers (sesspits), storm drain systems and the lower spaces of structures in which moisture is higher. They tend to feed on both carbohydrate and protein based materials, including human hair and nails. Each female produces around ten (10) egg capsules and each capsule hold approximately fifteen (15) eggs, which hatch after forty-five (45) days. Afterwards they reach the adult stage at around 450 days ( may take two years in cold climates). They have a life span of 1 to 3 years.