Biology and Management of the German Cockroach [E-Book]
As a species, the German cockroach is one of the most widespread indoor urban pests worldwide. While numerous products have been developed to control their spread, German cockroaches continue to contaminate food, transmit disease and cause significant, long-term economic expense to homes, restaurant...
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Personal Name(s): | Wang, Changlu, editor |
Lee, Chow-Yang, editor / Rust, Michael K., editor | |
Imprint: |
Collingwood :
CSIRO Publishing,
2021
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9781486312078 |
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- List of contributors
- Dedication
- 1 German cockroach infestations in the world and their social and economic impacts
- 2 Public health and veterinary importance
- 3 Biology, nutrition and physiology
- 4 Rearing German cockroaches for research
- Colour plates
- 5 Endosymbionts and the gut microbiome
- 6 Behaviour and chemical ecology
- 7 Dispersal and population genetics
- 8 Monitoring
- 9 Chemical control methods
- 10 Management using baits
- 11 Insecticide resistance: perspectives on evolution, monitoring, mechanisms and management
- 12 Alternative control measures
- 13 Management in multi-unit dwellings and commercial kitchens
- Glossary
- Index.