The Biotic Associations of CockroachesRoth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
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The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Roth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
Cockroaches; Insects -- Ecology
_Eastern and southeastern U.S._--Trapped in molasses-baited jars: in oak
and pine woods, in heavy barrier-beach forest, in both scant and typical
undergrowth on pine barrens, in heavy grassy undergrowth on pine
barrens, on border of pine barrens, on edge of swamp, in heavy deciduous
forest, in heavy oak woods, in upland oak and chestnut forest, in
chestnut forest, in forested ravine, and on ridge with heavy oak,
chestnut, and maple forest. Found under damp leaves on edge of forest,
under bark of decayed chestnut log, inside decaying chestnut log with
_Cryptocercus punctulatus_, under palmetto roots, under bark of pine
stump, and in dry leaves under live oaks (Hebard, 1917).
_Tennessee._--In traps baited with cornmeal or cantaloupe in
maple-gum-oak forest in a mesic valley, and in a stand of oak on a dry
ridge (Walker, 1957).
_Indiana._--Beneath cover on slopes of high wooded hills. "This is
essentially a forest-loving species; usually occurring beneath leaves
and other debris on or along the borders of heavy hardwood timber."
(Blatchley, 1920.)
_Illinois._--In oak-hickory forest on clay and in climax forest
(Strohecker, 1937).
_Michigan._--In oak-dune woods (Hubbell, 1922). Restricted to woodlands,
where it inhabited piles of moist dead leaves and rotten logs in
oak-hickory forest (Cantrall, 1943).
_U.S.A._--This species, _P. uhleriana_, and _P. virginica_ were
attracted at night to honeydew secreted by aphids on _Pyrus_ sp. (Davis,
1918).
=Parcoblatta virginica=
_New England._--Females under loose stones, boards, and other debris on
ground; beneath loose bark (Morse, 1920).
_North Carolina._--Under debris in dead shortleaf-pine needles (Rehn and
Hebard, 1916).
_Florida._--Infrequent in the shrub stratum of the scrub habitat. This
was the only habitat of 25 studied in which this species was found
(Friauf, 1953).
_Eastern and southeastern U.S._--Trapped in molasses-baited jars: in
pine and oak woods, in pine barrens, in pine woods with heavy grass
undergrowth, in oak forest, in heavily forested ravine, on rocky slope
with few deciduous trees, on knoll with high deciduous trees, in lofty
chestnut forest, and in heavy low chestnut and oak forest on high ridge;
under bark of decaying chestnut log and stump; under stones in chestnut
forest; under bark of pine stumps (Hebard, 1917).
_Indiana._--Frequents borders of open woods and fields; under debris,
loose bark, and half-buried logs (Blatchley, 1920).
_Illinois._--In black-oak forest on sand, in oak-hickory forest on clay,
and in climax forest (Strohecker, 1937).
_Michigan._--Common in oak-dune and beech-maple forests; under loose
bark on dead trees and fallen logs and under debris on forest floor
(Hubbell, 1922). Restricted to woodlands, where it inhabited piles of
moist dead leaves and rotten logs in oak-hickory forest (Cantrall,
1943).
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