Pest Facts 001
22 July, 2011
Did you know?
- In your house, a young cockroach needs a crack about 0.5mm wide to hide or crawl into your house. An adult males could squeeze into a space of 1.6mm while pregnant females need more hiding space up to 4.5mm.
- Cockroaches can run up to 3km/hr (0.8 m/s).
- American and German cockroaches are believed to have originated from North Africa.
- It is believed that the world's largest roach found in South America is six inches long with a one-foot wingspan.
- Roaches By the Numbers
6 - Number of legs on a cockroach
18 - Number of knees on most cockroaches
40 - Number of minutes cockroaches can hold their breath
75 - Percentage of time that cockroaches spend just resting
5,000 - Number of species of cockroaches worldwide
280 million+ - Years ago that cockroaches are thought to have originated (during the Carboniferous era)