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Insecticidal baits are proven effective tactics for domestic cockroach species, but limited information about their use and efficacy exist for outdoor applications targeting peridomestic species. We evaluated three commercial bait products against large populations of Turkestan cockroaches at two pu...

Peridomestic cockroaches require control strategies adopted to their behaviour and habitats. American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) and Oriental cockroaches (Blatta orientalis) are often found in sewer systems which are appropriate places for insecticide treatments. New advanced paint formulat...

The Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai (Mizukubo) was first described in 1981 from Okinawa, Japan (Mizukubo, 1981), and introduced into the state of Florida, USA in 1986. By 2007 B. asahinai was established in the states of Alabama, Georgia and Texas, USA. B. asahinai is a peridomestic pest which b...

The Asian cockroach, Mizukubo, was discovered in large numbers in southeast Alabama in 2003. We surveyed southern Alabama and Georgia to determine the distribution of this species. We found that was established in 7 counties in Georgia and 8 counties in Alabama. Basic ecology and behavior studies we...

The toxicity of granular ant bait formulations containing abamectin B1, orthoboric acid, or propoxur was evaluated in a series of laboratory experiments against American, Periplaneta americana (L.), and German, Blattella germanica (L.), cockroaches. LT50 values for American cockroaches ranged from &...

German cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) is in Western Siberia distributed everywhere. In old towns with numerous buildings of late XIX - early XX century limited distribution has Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis (L.). In past several years it is discovered some expansion of the species: number...