Oriental Cockroach

Oriental Cockroach General Description     Adult 5 cm (males) to 2.5 – 3.5 cm (females) long. Very dark brown to shiny black in color. Male wings are wide and short, leaving the last few abdominal segments exposed. Females are wingless, but have short triangular wing pads behind the pronotum.      Nymph Smaller than adults (size depends on how many…

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The common bed bug

General Description  Adult Cimix lectularius Cimix hemipterus – PCS-Dubai   • The whole insect is flattened from top to bottom, oval in shape, with a width equal to a length of 4-6 mm, and its body is covered with short hairs. • The general color is light yellow to brown when hungry, and dark red after feeding on a meal…

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Acrobat Ant

Acrobat Ant General Description Credit: April Nobile, www.antweb.org Six species of Crematogaster were identified in the UAE. Acrobat ants are a small species of ant. Workers are 5 to 3 mm long and have two segmented pedicle, the abdomen is flattened dorsally and convex ventrally. They vary in color from yellowish-brown, brown, to red and black, and some can even…

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