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Cockroaches are tropical insects, although some species have been able to adapt to different climates
and are easily maintained by humans in cities around the world. They are known to mechanically and
biologically spread many types of bacteria, viruses and parasites from garbage, sewers and other places
they inhabit to the food of humans. Cockroaches and their cast skins, egg cases and f***s are known to
cause allergic reactions in some people. Sensitization to cockroach allergens has been implicated as a
direct cause of bronchial asthma, as evidenced by the increase in the incidence of childhood asthma, especially in lower socioeconomic conditions where cockroach densities are higher.
Cockroaches are flat, quick insects that hide easily in cracks and crevices. When at rest, the head is
hidden under the pronotum. The head bears long antennae, eyes and mouthparts. Cockroaches have
chewing mouthparts and can chew through paper, cloth or cardboard to reach available food such as
sugar, candy, meat, milk products, bread and glue. They will also eat bookbindings, dead insects, human and animal wastes and all kinds of garbage. They contaminate the materials they contact with
their f***s. Because they are active mostly at night, they may not be noticed until their numbers have
grown considerably.
Cockroaches exhibit gradual, or incomplete, metamorphosis. The female produces an egg case
(ootheca) a few days after mating. Each egg case contains 14 to 48 eggs, depending on the species. A
German cockroach can produce four to eight oothecae in her lifetime, while the American cockroach
can produce as many as 90. Most cockroaches drop or glue their egg cases in sheltered places such as
cracks and crevices, except for the German cockroach that carries the attached egg case until a few
hours before hatching. The nymphs that hatch from the egg case resemble very small adults, but lack
wings and reproductive organs. They feed on available food and shed their skins (molt) several times in
the few months it takes them to grow into adults. Adult cockroaches may live from only a few months
to a year or more, but in that time can cause large losses to residents and food service businesses by
eating and contaminating food.

What are common mosquito habitats and habits?

Mosquitos live in grass and bushes located close to areas where humans live. Their favorite breeding ground is standing water. They gather in neglected birdbaths, clogged rain gutters, storm drains, pools, ponds, and other bodies of water that aren’t flowing.

Male mosquitos don’t bite humans, but females do. While both of them feed on plant nectar and water, females also need blood in their diet to reproduce. When they bite you, it usually leaves an itchy welt behind. They can also spread diseases between animals and humans, as well as from one human to another.