Obnoxious Invaders; Flying Roaches Headed This Way From: The Washington Post | Date: February 8, 1987| Author: | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Forget the killer bee.

Here comes the Asian cockroach-a species newly arrived in the United States, that is just as repulsive as its lookalike, the familiar German cockroach, but far more obnoxious and offensive in behavior.

The little brown bugs are already in Florida and could spread as far north as Maryland by summer.

"The German cockroach is fairly polite. When you turn the light on, it runs and hides," said Philip Koehler, one of the entomologists who discovered the invasion. "But these Asian roaches fly, and they're attracted to light-colored surfaces. They'll swarm out in the ...

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