Capsazepine affects thermal preferences of the American cockroach (Blattodea: Blattidae)
Capsazepine is a competitive antagonist of capsaicin, a TRPV1 agonist responsible for the spicy taste of pepper. TRPV1 agonists and antagonists are known to affect mammalian body temperature, but their action on thermoregulation in insects is poorly ...
Justyna MALISZEWSKA, Eugenia TĘGOWSKA
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Asian Cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattellidae)
This document is EENY-120 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2000.
Dina L. Richman
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West Indian Subterranean Termite, Heterotermes sp. (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
This document is EENY-127 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: April 2000.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su
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Objectives The current study was conducted to identify cockroach species (Blattodea) of northwestern Iran in public places using morphological characteristics and ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (rDNA-ITS2). Sequences were analyzed with Basic
Mostafa Farmani +3 more
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Mantodea, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, and Phasmida of Canada [PDF]
In the last 40 years, the number of species in the orthopteroid orders has increased by ~10% from that known in 1979. The largest order, the Orthoptera, has increased from 205 to 235 species known in Canada.
James Miskelly, Steven M. Paiero
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Conserved orthology in termite chemosensory gene families
Termites are eusocial insects known to use a variety of pheromones in tasks necessary for maintenance of their societies. As such, olfaction and pheromone communication in termites has been an object of intense study; trail-following pheromones (TFPs ...
Jibin Johny +7 more
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This document provides an overview of the German cockroach, the most significant cockroach species in the United States. It details the life cycle from egg to adult, highlighting the differences between males and females, their reproductive habits, and ...
P.G. Koehler, J.L. Castner
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The Specific Richness of Forest Cockroach Communities in The Region of Aflou (Laghouat; Algeria)
Forest cockroaches are among the insects that play an important and effective role in forest formations, they are insects with incomplete metamorphosis belonging to the order of Blattodea.
Fatiha Masna +6 more
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Haviland's Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes havilandi Holmgren (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
This document is EENY-128 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: April 2000.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su
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Notes on \u3ci\u3eChrysomelobia Labidomerae\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Heterostigmata: Podapolipidae), Parasites of \u3ci\u3eLabidomera Clivicollis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Michigan and Wisconsin [PDF]
Chrysomelobia labidomerae Eickwort, ectoparasitic mite of chrysomelid beetles, is reported from 11 Wisconsin counties, from 16 of 82 adult Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby) beetles wild-caught in Wisconsin, and from 27 of 141 presumably wild-caught L ...
Husband, Robert W, Williams, Andrew H
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