Surinam Cockroach
Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Spanish: Cucaracha de Surinam
The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the Indomalayan region that has spread to tropical and into subtropical regions around the world, and in isolated populations to temperate climates where protective habitat such as greenhouses provide shelter for individuals inadvertently shipped in the soil of plants. Its populations are almost exclusively female, and it reproduces asexually, having evolved several clonal strains... Most often recorded in May, Nov, Dec, Jan.
- 2026-05-06 — observation by dennisaur-fern
- 2024-11-07 — observation by zihuadean
- 2022-12-30 — observation by zihuadean
- 2022-01-01 — observation by yolcaquixtiani
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Cite as: “Surinam Cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pycnoscelus-surinamensis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.