A wild, forest-dwelling cockroach from the subfamily Ectobiidae (order Blattodea) in a nature reserve in Cavalcante, in the state of Goiás, Brazil, was found to be infected by a new, genetically distinct species in the Metarhizium flavoviride species complex that we describe here as Metarhizium blattodeae. The status of this fungus as a new species is supported by both multigenic sequence compa...

It has long been recognized that allergic inflammation is the fundamental pathological changes of allergy. Soluble aller-gens, specific IgE (sIgE), and mast cells or basophils are three key factors of allergy, representing causative factors, messenger , and primary effector cells, respectively. Eosinophils and neutrophils are known as secondary effector cells. In recent years, varieties of nove...

background: the german cockroach, blattella germanica (l), is a world wide hygienic pest that is very difficult to control. extensive usage of insecticides may develop resistance to a variety of insecticides, causing failure to control. this study was designed to determine resistance of hospital-collected strains of the german cockroach to carbamate and organophosphorous insecticides. methods: ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Resistance amongst cockroaches has been reported to most of the spray insecticides apart from the problem of food contamination and inconvenience. Gel baits which can be selectively applied have been found effective in control of cockroaches in laboratory studies but very few field studies are available. This trial was planned to evaluate the efficacy of fipronil (0.01%)...

An allergen cloned from a Blattella germanica (German cockroach) cDNA library, encoded a 182-amino acid protein of 20,904 Da. This protein, designated B. germanica allergen 4 (Bla g 4), was expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. The prevalence of serum IgE antibody to recombi...

The Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai Mizukubo) was introduced to Florida in 1986 and has since spread throughout the Southeastern United States. Blattella asahinai is a peridomestic pest and high population densities in residential areas can become a nuisance, especially when adults fly into homes. Few studies to date have been conducted on Asian cockroach control, and we evaluated the effic...

Dinosaurs undoubtedly produced huge quantities of excrements. But who cleaned up after them? Dung beetles and flies with rapid development were rare during most of the Mesozoic. Candidates for these duties are extinct cockroaches (Blattulidae), whose temporal range is associated with herbivorous dinosaurs. An opportunity to test this hypothesis arises from coprolites to some extent extruded fro...

Little information is available on genetic variation within and between populations of pest cockroaches. In this study, intraspecific Hind III polymorphism was investigated in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) (Dictyoptera, Blattaria: Blattellidae), using restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) of the non-transcribed spacer (NTS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA). Indiv...

In Part 1, we examined the edcroach’s morphology and behavior and the link to allergic reactions in humans. In Part 2, we examine how scientists are attacking the problem of cockroach infestations via pesticides and artificial analogs of the insect’s hormones and pheromones. Four Cirdon Cfassics@J relating to research on cockroach development and gnnwh are discussed, and lSI@ research-front dat...