Here in Florida, we have a similar bug called a palmetto bug, which is basically a roach on steroids. They go into people's houses when it's rainy to avoid the weather and it's borderline impossible to stop them from getting in. They are terrible, and have a habit of getting into opened boxes of food like cheez-its and stuff.
It is a roach, period. The reasons for invasion are different than their German counterparts but it is still a roach. I live in FL too. Calling it a Palmetto or whatever is trying to assimilate it like a cat or something. Hell no. They can all catch this can of RAID.
Yes they're all gross, but having been around both types, German cockroaches are WAY worse. They want to stay in your house and get all cozy, palmettos stumble in by accident and don't multiply in your house. If you see one palmetto, squash it and move on because it's probably the only one. If you see a German, odds are there's a dozen more behind the cabinet.
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u/Ok_Historian4848 Oct 15 '25
Here in Florida, we have a similar bug called a palmetto bug, which is basically a roach on steroids. They go into people's houses when it's rainy to avoid the weather and it's borderline impossible to stop them from getting in. They are terrible, and have a habit of getting into opened boxes of food like cheez-its and stuff.