Gisborne Cockroach

Drymaplaneta semivitta

Appearance

•  20 - 45 mm long
•  Black/dark brown with distinctive white band on the side.
•  Wingless
•  Very fast runner

Lifecycle

•  Females deposit the ootheca (egg case) containing 16 eggs a day after production.
•  Ootheca are cemented down and widely scattered.
•  Hatch in 1 - 2 months.
•  Nymphs take 2 - 4 months to develop into adults.

Habits

•  These cockroaches like to live in bark chips or timber
•  They sometime enter the house particularly in very wet weather or after gardening clean up.