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• American Cockroaches are the largest of all common roaches.
• American Cockroaches live mostly in moist areas.
• American Cockroaches are 1-1/2 to 2- inches long.
• Male and female American Cockroaches are the same size.
• Egg capsules are mahogany brown and about 1/3 of an inch long.
• American Cockroaches are pests
• The American Cockroaches scientific name is Periplaneta Americana Linnaeus
• Most American Cockroaches eat food that is in bakeries, restaurants, grocery stores and sewers.
• American Cockroach Females deposit there eggs in bean shaped cases called an oothecae.

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