Australian Cockroach Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattidae)

andPhillip Kaufman
Contacts: Elena Rhodes

Release Date: 8/13/2025

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-IN1088-2015

Agriculture

Abstract

Australian cockroaches are the most common outdoor cockroach in southern Florida. Though they typically stay outdoors, Australian cockroaches may also venture inside and live among humans. This 4-page fact sheet covers the Australian cockroach’s distribution and habitat, biology, medical risks to humans, and management as a pest.

About this Publication

This document is EENY623, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2015. Revised March 2021 and December 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Jiang, S., & Kaufman, P. E. (2015). Australian Cockroach Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattidae). EDIS, 2015(4), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1088-2015

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Shiyao Jiang

Phillip Kaufman

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University of Florida

former professor/Extension entomologist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, professor and department head, TAMU Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

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Elena Rhodes

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