Protozoan Cysts in Faecal Pellets of German Cockroaches (Blattella germanica), with Particular Emphasis on Lophomonas blattarum

Assessing the Susceptibility Status of Cypermethrin resistance in German Cockroaches (Blattella germanica: Blattellidae) to Hydramethylnon Gel Bait

Background: The German cockroach (Blatella germanica) is one of the most important vectors of public health interest due to its involvement in the transmission of infectious diseases. Different insecticides are used to control cockroaches; however, resistance developed against most of insecticides has made them ineffective. Attempts should always be made to find proper alternat...

Reproductive effects of a neonicotinoid insecticide (Imidacloprid) in the German Cockroaches Blattella germanica L. (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae)

Imidacloprid a neonicotinoid insecticide was administrated by injection to newly emerged adults of the German cockroach Blattella germanica (Insecta, Dictyoptera) at 0.0002% and 0.0005% doses corresponding to the LD50 and LD90 respectively. The insecticidal effect of compound was investigated on ovarian growth during the first gonadotrophic cycle (0, 2, 4 and 6 days) under laboratory conditions...

Population genetic structure in german cockroaches (blattella germanica): differentiated islands in an agricultural landscape.

Although a number of species live syanthropically with humans, few rely entirely on humans for their survival and distribution. Unlike other cosmopolitan human commensals, the German cockroach (Blattella germanica), an insect of both public and livestock health concern, is considered incapable of dispersal outside human dwellings. Patterns of genetic association are therefore constrained and ma...

Semiochemical-based Food-foraging in German Cockroaches, Blattella Germanica L. (dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Gustatory adaptation affects sexual maturation in male German cockroaches, Blattella germanica

Adaptations to hazardous environmental factors are essential for survival, although they may be maladaptive in conditions where the hazard is absent. In German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) populations, glucose aversion has evolved rapidly in response to glucose-containing insecticidal baits, but little is known about the consequences of this behaviour in the absence of bait. In the presen...