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Getting rid of cockroaches — one of New Zealand's most common home invaders — and preventing their return is easier than you think. All it takes is a combination of keeping your home clean and tidy (which will make it less attractive to cockroaches) and having the right products on hand to deal with those that will inevitably show up. Cockroaches feed on a diet of rotting garbage and food scraps (and sewage, but we won’t go there), so for long-term prevention, it’s important to try to mop up any...

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INSECTIPEDIA - COCKROACHES

The general form of cockroaches varies little. Therefore, the image of the introduced city dwelling species helps to place the majority of the native bush species in this order.

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PAPER PHEROMONES
Cockroaches are known to love the smell of paper, which soaks up the pheromones they put out to tell their partners in crime that they’ve found a food source, so definitely avoid storing stacks of newspapers and magazines on the floor.
FUN FACTS
WHO NEEDS A HEAD?
Cockroaches can live for weeks without their heads; the head isn’t important to how they function, so their legs will continue to respond to stimuli. No wonder a cockroach was Wall-E’s faithful friend!
FUN FACTS
GIANT COCKROACH
Believe it or not, even the cockroach can make a pet for the truly adventurous. The heaviest of the species is the giant burrowing cockroach, it can grow to 80mm in length and is odourless and clean.