The Cockroach Identification Field Guide (Australia, NZ, Pacific)

Mid-pitch on a venue, Friday afternoon kitchen call, or a homeowner trying to make sense of what they're seeing in the cavity wall. The Cockroach Identification Field Guide is the photo-led PDF that names the species and the signs in seconds, sized for the field.

What's in the guide

High-resolution photographs of the three commercial cockroach species that drive most Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific work: German (Blattella germanica), American (Periplaneta americana), and Smoky-brown (Periplaneta fuliginosa). Each species shown at adult and nymph stages, with separate views of oothecae and egg cases, droppings comparison side-by-side, and harbourage signature differences (where each species hides, what the harbourage looks like, what sign the species leaves behind). A behaviour-by-placement quick-reference chart shows where each species shows up in venue contexts. A summary section covers the lesser commercial species (oriental, brown-banded) for completeness.

Built for pesties, food ops managers, and homeowners

Pesties pitching a venue use the guide to sharpen the conversation: this is the species you have, this is why it's hard to clear, this is the program shape. Food operations managers use it to identify what their contractor is finding in the monitor pads. Homeowners use it to make sense of the call before they make it. The same guide reads at every level because cockroach identification is a literal photo match, not a derived inference.

What's in it for you

• Three commercial species identified at a glance
• Oothecae, droppings, and harbourage signatures shown
• Photo-led, pestie-pocket-ready format

Download the Cockroach Identification Field Guide and stop guessing on species the next time a kitchen flags activity.