FIVS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: American Cockroach, Blattellidae, German Cockroach
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Forensic: pertaining to, connected with, or used in coursts of law. Entomology: the branch of zoology dealing with insects. 4en6 entomology: interaction between anthropod science and judicial system. Stored products bugs in food medicocriminal gross crime. Urban: human environment, rural, myiasis(the infestation of living organisms), mortuary neglect(a mortician doesn"t handle a body correctly and insects get on it). Roaches, termites, fleas, bedbugs, nuisance flies roaches: 3500 species; eat everything. 55 occur in the us. the fab 5 screw up and upset people. German cockroach, most prevalent in texas, most annoying. 10-35 months life cycle. really common in texas. Blatella orientalis: sluggish, cant fly, glossy. seasonal development - mate in spring indoors, move outdoors during spring/summer. move back indoor during the cold seasons. moist areas, ground level. don"t reproduce quickly. Periplaneta fuliginosa: smokey brown. outdoors. seasonal migration - they usually just want to go from x to y. Cause > 2 bill 16316 worth of damage per year.