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Cockroach
Cockroach
Blattidae)
LECTURER: DR CRISELDA S. BATTAD
August 14, 2017 MW ; August 15, 2017 TTh
Blattodea
omnivorous
Hemimetabolous
cursorial and move rapidly
have flattened bodies
head concealed from above by the
pronotum.
have two pairs of wings
Reference: http://agrilife.org/4-hentomology/junior-insect-
orders/blattodea/
Hemimetabolism incomplete metamorphosis
Female oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis Linnaeus. Photograph by Rebecca W. Baldwin, University of
Florida
ORIENTAL COCKROACH
Males have wings covering 3/4 of their body, and the female has very short (rudimentary) wings.
cockroach produces an average of eight egg capsules per lifetime
carried from 12 hours to five days and then deposited in a warm sheltered environment
Medical and Economic Significance
http://www.gopetsamerica.com/diseases/diseases-spread-by-cockroaches.aspx
Management of cockroaches