Appearance

• Color: Tan to dark brown bodies with mottled color patterns that blend in with their habitat.
• Body: Sand cockroaches males can fly, while females are wingless. The pests have flat bodies and long antennae.
• Size: No longer than an inch, though males tend to be bigger than females.

Habitat

Sand cockroaches are actually a group of species that live in arid regions of the U.S.

Reproduction

The pests nestle into soft soil and happily take up residence in empty rodent burrows, scrub brush, and sand hill areas. Their diet consists of organic debris such as the roots of plants.