Talk:Awakened Cockroach/@comment-2A00:23C5:11A1:3900:8849:5FF:E629:953D-20190825065731

The rate of reproduction of a cockroach depends on both the species and the environment that it is in. With the American cockroach, females can produce two egg cases a week, each containing up to 16 eggs, but after that, their reproductive capacity declines to about one case a month. The eggs incubate for six to eight weeks. In her lifetime, one female produces an average of 150 young.

https://animals.mom.me/long-roaches-reproduce-11115.html

"Feeding
Anyone who has ever dealt with a cockroach infestation won't be surprised to learn that cockroaches eat almost anything. That goes beyond food products -- they'll also consume hair, grease, cotton, feces, even books and paper. Cockroaches are hardy -- they can live for two weeks without food and water, and six weeks without food if there's a water source. As cockroaches feed, they also defecate, meaning you have cockroach poop on anything they've run across. Effectively getting rid of cockroaches means removing their food and water sources -- not an easy task.

Living Space
As nocturnal creatures, cockroaches spend the day resting, preferably in warm crevices. That doesn't only mean they invade cracks and holes in the home -- the interior of electronic devices and appliances is modern cockroach habitat. If you're dealing with an infestation, one simple method of discerning cockroach living space consists of turning the light on in the dark kitchen -- or any other infested area -- and taking note of where the roaches scurry. A grown cockroach can fit into a crack measuring at least 1/16 of an inch.

Grooming
Those cockroaches infesting your home groom themselves frequently. They do so by running their legs and antennae through the mouth, cleaning themselves with bodily secretions. Dirty cockroaches become impaired, unable to navigate properly or find food or mates.

Breeding
The amount of eggs produced by female cockroaches vary by species. They create egg cases days after mating, leaving them in hidden areas, like cracks. Female German cockroaches don't deposit their egg cases, but carry them along until hatching. The female American cockroach doesn't even require males for mating -- she can reproduce parthenogenetically. The eggs hatch into nymphs, similar into appearance to adult cockroaches but lacking wings. In a few months, they are adults."

https://animals.mom.me/cockroach-habits-6723.html

In addition to the above interesting information. It is interesting to note that the German cockroach is rapidly evolving to become immune to pesticides and thus making their numbers harder to control.

https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cockroaches-are-radpily-evolving-to-become-almost-impossible-to-kill/