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Cockroaches Flashcards

1
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Order of cockroaches

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Blattodea

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Cockroaches aggregate in groups and share food and digestive fluids but are not

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eusocial - they do not have a division of labor like termites and other social insects

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3
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How many species of cockroaches are found in the U.S.?

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About 70

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4
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Two species of cockroaches that are known to live indoors exclusively

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German and brown-banded

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5
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Cockroaches can spread pathogens that cause diseases like

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Salmonella

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6
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Cockroaches produce

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allergens that can affect human health

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7
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Allergens produced by cockroaches come from

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proteins found in cockroach feces, shed exoskeletons, and their dead bodies, which become airborne in the confined space of an infested home

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8
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Cockroaches develop via

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gradual metamorphosis

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9
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The only cockroach species to carry the ootheca internally until the nymphs hatch, giving the appearance of a live birth

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Surinam

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10
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Why does cockroach feces attract nymphs and other adults to their harborage areas?

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aggregation pheromones

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11
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The eating of feces

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coprophagy - an important means for young cockroaches to obtain nutrition

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12
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One reason why cockroach bait is so effective?

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foraging cockroaches defecate some of the bait before they die, and first instar nymphs then consume it and die

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13
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Believed to contribute to the distribution of insecticides among cockroaches in harborage areas

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necrophagy (the eating of one’s dead) and cannibalism

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14
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Produce five or more ootheca containing as many as 50 eggs over the course of a year

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German

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15
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What makes cockroaches likely candidates for developing insecticide resistance?

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their high reproductive potential

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16
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Control strategies should include applications of

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baits, dusts, and sprays in and around harborage areas

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17
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These cockroaches are found outdoors in warmer climates; in sewers; and indoors in heated buildings year-round

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American

18
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Found in low, weedy vegetation

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Asian and Field

19
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Found mostly outdoors, but occasionally indoors

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Smokey brown

20
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Found mostly outdoors, occasionally indoors, especially in potted plants

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Surinam

21
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exuviae

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skin castings

22
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12-18 eggs per ootheca; females deposit ootheca into cracks and crevices, especially moist areas

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American

23
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14-18 eggs per ootheca; females sometimes glue ootheca to furniture, ceilings, or appliances

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brownbanded

24
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14-18 eggs per ootheca; females carry ootheca until ready to hatch

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field cockroach

25
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16 eggs per ootheca; female may carry ootheca for up to five days before depositing it near a food source

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oriental

26
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only the males of these cockroaches can fly

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brownbanded and native wood cockroaches

27
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how many eggs per segment of an ootheca

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two

28
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have rapid development (approx 100 days from egg to adult)

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german

29
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adult cockroaches cannot regenerate new legs (if torn off) but….

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nymphs can (when they molt)

30
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often a key feature in distinguishing cockroach species

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pronotum

31
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cockroaches two sets of palps are called

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labial & maxillary

32
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cockroach eyes may be different sized based on

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male vs female

33
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middle part of cockroaches face is called

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fron

34
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Can take 9 months to 2 years to develop from egg to adult

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American

35
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Found in different locales than Germans

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Brown banded

36
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Can be found throughout structure often behind picture frames and mounted artwork

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Brown banded

37
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Less moisture needed than German cockroaches

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Brown banded

38
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Transparent edge on pronotum, no stripes on pronotum - black bell-shape on pronotum - horizontal strips on wings

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Brown banded

39
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Do not breed indoors so exclusion and perimeter treatments are best - indoor applications not effective

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Asian

40
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Two behaviors of Asian cockroaches to distinguish from Germans

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Asians are attracted to light and readily fly

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