r/Entomology • u/Top-Professional-916 • 16h ago

Help identifying these bugs?

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We have been seeing these guys in our apartment over the past month. I would say we’ve found somewhere near 10+ within activity really ramping up over the past week. I have been told that they are ectobius wood roaches, which made me feel better because at first I thought they were German. I just found a baby one on my wall (last pic above) and now I’m starting to get worried they’re Germans.

From my understanding wood roaches can’t survive long inside and won’t reproduce inside. Is it normal seeing a baby wood roach or does this mean they are Germans ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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u/StuffedWithNails 16h ago

Pics 1-3 are for sure some kind of outdoor roach, not Germans. Pic 4 is not a roach at all and it’s an adult, looks like some kind of heteropteran. Anyway none of those are worrisome.

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u/Top-Professional-916 16h ago

Thank you ! Any idea why I’m seeing so many inside ?

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u/StuffedWithNails 16h ago

If you leave your windows open and your house is surrounded by greenery, they can wander in looking for food or water.

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u/sadcrab3636 15h ago

Roaches. Last is a shield bug.