The brown-banded cockroach,Supella longipalpa(Blattaria:Blattellidae)(S.longipalpa),recently has infested the buildings and hospitals in wide areas of Iran,and this review was prepared to identify current knowledge an...The brown-banded cockroach,Supella longipalpa(Blattaria:Blattellidae)(S.longipalpa),recently has infested the buildings and hospitals in wide areas of Iran,and this review was prepared to identify current knowledge and knowledge gaps about the brown-banded cockroach.Scientific reports and peer-reviewed papers concerning S.longipalpa and relevant topics were collected and synthesized with the objective of learning more about health-related impacts and possible management of S.longipalpa in Iran.Like the German cockroach,the brown-banded cockroach is a known vector for food-borne diseases and drug resistant bacteria,contaminated by infectious disease agents,involved in human intestinal parasites and is the intermediate host of Tnchospirura leptostoma and Moniliformis moniliformis.Because its habitat is widespread,distributed throughout different areas of homes and buildings,it is difficult to control.Considering its possible resistance to insecticides,the control situation may be far more complex.For improved control of S.longipalpa an integrated pest management program is needed.Sanitation,indoor insecticide spraying in the initial cockroach control phase and insecticide formulation baits are recommended simultaneously.展开更多
Vrsansky, (2000) considered there is decreasing variability in the forewings of cockroaches through time, based on a study of fossil and Recent species. This study tests his theory, based on a study of four Recent s...Vrsansky, (2000) considered there is decreasing variability in the forewings of cockroaches through time, based on a study of fossil and Recent species. This study tests his theory, based on a study of four Recent species of cockroaches: Blattella germanica (Blattellidae), Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Polyphagidae), Shelfordella lateralis (Blattidae) and Blaberus craniifer (Blaberidae). The new results, based on the coefficient of variation (CV) of the number of veins, indicate that Recent species can be more variable than fossil species and therefore do not support the theory. The results also show that at least 30 complete wings of the same species are required for a reliable CV value that is compa- rable between species.展开更多
文摘The brown-banded cockroach,Supella longipalpa(Blattaria:Blattellidae)(S.longipalpa),recently has infested the buildings and hospitals in wide areas of Iran,and this review was prepared to identify current knowledge and knowledge gaps about the brown-banded cockroach.Scientific reports and peer-reviewed papers concerning S.longipalpa and relevant topics were collected and synthesized with the objective of learning more about health-related impacts and possible management of S.longipalpa in Iran.Like the German cockroach,the brown-banded cockroach is a known vector for food-borne diseases and drug resistant bacteria,contaminated by infectious disease agents,involved in human intestinal parasites and is the intermediate host of Tnchospirura leptostoma and Moniliformis moniliformis.Because its habitat is widespread,distributed throughout different areas of homes and buildings,it is difficult to control.Considering its possible resistance to insecticides,the control situation may be far more complex.For improved control of S.longipalpa an integrated pest management program is needed.Sanitation,indoor insecticide spraying in the initial cockroach control phase and insecticide formulation baits are recommended simultaneously.
文摘Vrsansky, (2000) considered there is decreasing variability in the forewings of cockroaches through time, based on a study of fossil and Recent species. This study tests his theory, based on a study of four Recent species of cockroaches: Blattella germanica (Blattellidae), Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Polyphagidae), Shelfordella lateralis (Blattidae) and Blaberus craniifer (Blaberidae). The new results, based on the coefficient of variation (CV) of the number of veins, indicate that Recent species can be more variable than fossil species and therefore do not support the theory. The results also show that at least 30 complete wings of the same species are required for a reliable CV value that is compa- rable between species.