R.I.P. Scout26
In the summer and fall of 2012, I embarked on a postdoctoral study with a team of fellow entomologists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University to discover what arthropods can be found in our homes. It was the first comprehensive study of its kind, with the aim to uncover what people could expect to find, and why they might be there.From the attic to the basement, ceiling to floor, we collected over 10,000 specimens — dead or alive — in 50 houses (volunteered by the public) within 30 miles of downtown Raleigh, N.C. Homeowners were surveyed and extensive notes were taken at each location.
The smokybrown cockroach is not good at surviving in homes, which explains why they are often found dead.