r/pestcontrol • u/streakxelite • 23h ago

Hyperventilating as we speak

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Can anybody tell me what this is before i get a heart attack please

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u/Crawling_Sensation 22h ago

Juvenile cockroach, looks like an American roach (water bug) or related species.

While still a roach, the least likely to actually infest your home. They typically prefer trash and sewers as habitat (depends a bit on where you live though).

Check if there's more, or just a single roaming one. They do tend to wander into houses or apartments, looking for moisture (hence the water bug nickname).

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u/streakxelite 22h ago

Just moved and was in my bathtub, i had roaches when i was a kid never want to go through that again.

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u/Crawling_Sensation 21h ago

Bathtub would be the place to find them. Could just be a more or less dry siphon from the drain that allowed entrance.

For now I wouldn't panic, everything speaks to a single individual in your case. You can get some cheap sticky traps and place them around. If you get more on those within a week, you should contact a professional company, if not you're good. The traps can stay in dark places and such for a long time, so you can use them as a monitoring device in the future.

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u/PCDuranet Mod - Pest Control Tech - Retired 13h ago

Non-German Roach (link)