Cockroaches
Do cockroaches bite?
They can nibble in rare, heavy infestations, usually on sleeping people or fingernail edges. That is not the typical US kitchen story. German cockroach matter because of allergen and contaminated food, not because they hunt like bed bugs. If you have bites in a row on an ankle, open the Bed bug page.
Allergen vs bite
Cockroach parts in dust drive asthma in some housing. That is a HUD and public-health conversation. A mysterious welt is a clinician’s job. Do not spray a bedroom fogger because a forum said roaches bite.
Species pages
The question is only the field note. Control sequence, legal notes, and identification live on the species article.
German cockroach
Blattella germanica
German cockroaches are small, tan, and indoor-only in the United States. Two dark stripes on the pronotum…
Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
Bed bugs are flat, rusty-red, and nocturnal. They hide in mattress seams, bed frames, and furniture within a…
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