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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 279 No. 279 |

Forest Cockroach
Forest Cockroach (Ectobius sylvestris) – species of order “Cockroaches and Termites“

Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden

„Forest Cockroach“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily