Species delimitation of Margattea cockroaches from China, with seven new species (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Nearly 450 Margattea specimens were collected from 27 locations in China and their morphology was examined. Then 68 Margattea COI sequences were obtained and used to carry out phylogenetic analyses as well as species delimitation analyses using General ...
Jia-Jun He +4 more
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Two new species of Episymploce Bey-Bienko, 1950 (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Blattellinae) from China [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Two new species of Episymploce Bey-Bienko from China are described. Nine individuals of E. sichuanensis sp. nov. were collected from Sichuan Province and four individuals of E. maxima, sp. nov. were collected from Guangxi Province. Morphology, especially
Ting-Ting Li +3 more
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Genome size evaluations in cockroaches: new entries [PDF]
European Journal of Histochemistry, 2022 In this paper, we report genome size (GS) values for nine cockroaches (order Blattodea, families Blattidae, Blaberidae and Ectobiidae, ex Blattelidae,), three of which are original additions to the ten already present in the GS database: the death’s ...
Manuela Monti +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Episymploce splendens (Blattodea: Ectobiidae): A large intergenic spacer and lacking of two tRNA genes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The complete mitochondrial genome of Episymploce splendens, 15,802 bp in length, was determined and annotated in this study. The mito-genome included 13 PCGs, 20 tRNAs and 2 rRNAs.
Lin Yan +8 more
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification identifies nematode Leidynema in the hindgut of non-pest cockroach [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2023 Cockroach microbiome studies generally focus on pest cockroach species belonging to the Blattidae and Ectobiidae families. There are no reports characterizing the gut microbiome of non-pest cockroach species Blaberus discoidalis (family Blaberidae ...
Laura J Schnell +3 more
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Level of Pyrethroid-resistance Associated with Cytochrome P450 Expression in German Cockroach Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in the Field Collected Strains [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2021 Background: Cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases are a very important metabolic system involve in insecticide resistance. This study was conducted to find the association between the expression level of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) and permethrin ...
Azimeh Ghaderi +2 more
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Effectiveness of Ethyl Formate as a Fumigant of Blattella germanica and Periplaneta americana (Blattodea: Ectobiidae, Blattidae) in Cross-Border Trade Transportation [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Cockroaches cause problems as pests not only locally in residential areas but also internationally, as they can disperse across borders in transport vessels.
Hyun-Kyung Kim +4 more
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The genome sequence of the tawny cockroach, Ectobius (Ectobius) pallidus (Olivier, 1789) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Ectobius pallidus (tawny cockroach; Arthropoda; Insecta; Blattodea; Ectobiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 2,087.55 megabases and 2,124.67 megabases, respectively.
Tony Hunter
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Ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 sequence analysis and phylogenetic comparison of seven cockroach species in northwestern Iran [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2019 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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Structure and Antibacterial Activity of Chitosan from the American Cockroach, the German Cockroach and the Mealworm Beetle [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2023 Background: Owing to chitosan properties such as biocompatibility and antimicrobial activities, and several applications in biomedical field, some physicochemical and anti-bacterial properties, and the level of chitosan from three species of American ...
Ebrahim Cheraghi +4 more
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