The Biotic Associations of CockroachesRoth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
Science
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Roth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
Cockroaches; Insects -- Ecology
Shuyler (1956) has observed extensions into relatively new structural
habitats by _Blattella germanica_ in the north-central area of the
United States. A few German cockroaches are now being encountered in
living rooms, bedrooms, clothes closets, bedroom furniture, lobbies,
entrance halls, checkrooms, nonfood storerooms, nonfood warehouses, and
coin-vending machine repair shops. In these situations this species is
behaving much like the brown-banded cockroach, _Supella supellectilium_.
=Blattella schubotzi=
_Cameroon._--Five specimens in a house (Princis, 1955).
=Blattella vaga=
_U.S.A._--Although this is mostly an outdoor species, during dry seasons
it may temporarily enter houses in great numbers, occasionally breeding
indoors in Arizona (Flock, 1941a). Two adults were collected indoors in
Texas (Riherd, 1953).
=Chromatonotus notatus=
_Trinidad._--A male was found indoors (Princis and Kevan, 1955).
=Cutilia soror=
_Hawaii._--Almost as common in houses as _Neostylopyga rhombifolia_
(Hebard, 1922).
=Ectobius duskei=
_U.S.S.R._--Frequently occurs in living apartments in farming localities
as an accidental inhabitant (Bei-Bienko, 1950).
=Ectobius pallidus=
_Massachusetts._--A summertime pest in houses along coast (Gurney, 1953;
E. R. Willis, personal observation). Generally an outdoor species.
=Epilampra abdomen-nigrum=
_Trinidad._--Male, indoors (Princis and Kevan, 1955). An outdoor species
generally.
=Ergaula capensis=
_Cameroon._--A male taken in a house (Princis, 1955).
=Eublaberus posticus=
_Trinidad._--Indoors, feeding on bat feces (Princis and Kevan, 1955).
=Eurycotis floridana=
_Florida._--Occasionally found in homes (Creighton, 1954; Roth and
Willis, 1954a).
=Euthyrrhapha pacifica=
_Hawaii._--Found outdoors and indoors where it breeds in neglected
cupboards and in rubbish (Fullaway and Krauss, 1945).
=Holocompsa azteca=
_Mexico._--Household pest (Ball et al., 1942).
=Holocompsa cyanea=
_Costa Rica._--One specimen in house (Rehn, 1906).
=Holocompsa nitidula=
Apparently domiciliary in American Tropics (Hebard, 1917). In houses
under chests, etc., Cuba (Gundlach, 1890-1891); Puerto Rico (Gundlach,
1887). In folds of burlap bag, Florida (Rehn and Hebard, 1914).
=Ischnoptera rufa occidentalis=
_Panama._--Thrives about human habitations under litter, though not
domiciliary (Hebard, 1920).
=Ischnoptera rufa rufa=
_Jamaica._--In hotel. "While hardly a domiciliary form it would seem to
frequent environments where man has considerably disturbed natural
conditions, as under debris, docks, under logs and stones in cultivated
areas" (Rehn and Hebard, 1927).
=Leucophaea maderae=
_West Indies._--In habitations, warehouses, and other structures; "At
times it is a very abundant and serious pest" (Rehn, 1945). In Puerto
Rico it was also found in fruit stores, markets, and inns (Seín, 1923;
Wolcott, 1950).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account